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Guide Me in My Recovery: Prayers for Times of Joy and Times of Trial Gift Edition
Author(s): John T. Farrell (author) (Author)
- Publisher: Central Recovery Press
- Publication Date: 30 Dec. 2010
- Edition: Gift ed.
- Language: English
- Print length: 214 pages
- ISBN-10: 1936290022
- ISBN-13: 9781936290024
Book Description
Members of twelve-step fellowships are directed to seek guidance from and develop conscious contact with their Higher Power through prayer and meditation. But sometimes the words won’t come. That’s where this book can help. Filled with well-known and original prayers in contemporary and lyrical language, this book contains prayers for every day, as well as for some of modern life’s most challenging situations and events. Individuals in twelve-step recovery looking for way to infuse new life into their spiritual practice or those having trouble finding the right words to speak with their Higher Power will find this little volume invaluable. Featuring prayers for the everyday challenges of modern life, as well as ageless prayers and contemplative readings inspired by traditional devotions. Guide Me in My Recovery contains words of wisdom and inspiration that can be used by anyone, but especially by those in twelve-step recovery seeking to enrich and expand their conscious contact with their Higher Power. Featuring original prayers by the author, John Farrell, Ph.D., Regimental Chaplain and Director of Campus Ministries at SUNY Maritime College, as well as prayers synthesized from common prayers and devotional writings, this book is intended to aid and inspire spiritual seekers.
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About the Author
John T. Farrell, Ph.D. has been in long-term recovery for thirty-five years and is currently the Regimental Chaplain and Director of Campus Ministries at SUNY Maritime College where he also teaches in the Humanities Department. He is an academician who has spent thirty-five years as a teacher, scholar, and chaplain. He is ordained in the Episcopal Church of the United States and is a trained labyrinth walk facilitator. He received a Masters of Divinity from Yale University and a Ph.D. in English from the University of Delaware. In 2008, Dr. Farrell served as a Professional-in-Residence at the Betty Ford Center. He is the author of numerous articles and reviews and two books, A Reinterpretation of the Works of William Beckford and Writing for Business: A Casebook. He resides in Brooklyn, New York.
