ISBN: 0829444149 9780829444148

Category: Religion / Christian Living / Prayer

Page count: 144

<p><b>2017 Catholic Press Association Book Awards, Second Place: Popular Presentation of the Catholic Faith</b><br><br> Most Catholics are quite comfortable with the idea of encountering God with hearts and minds. Using the heart or brain to “sense” God’s presence doesn’t feel like a stretch. But the notion of finding God with our five senses—sight, hearing, smell, touch, and taste—could seem strange indeed. In fact, it might even seem worldly or downright wrong.</p><p>In <i>Taste and See</i>, Ginny Kubitz Moyer beautifully counters this common misunderstanding. Using personal stories, anecdotes, and Scripture, she demonstrates how the five senses are a powerful, biblically based means for us to encounter God, not only as we practice our faith but also as we participate in the “messy splendor” of daily life.<br><br> Each sense is allotted five chapters, each of which highlights a different experience of that sense. Every chapter concludes with Ignatian Examen-inspired prayer steps that encourage us to recognize and reflect upon God’s presence and goodness in the physical world.</p><p>From roses to the rosary, from candle smoke to Communion wine, <i>Taste and See</i> helps readers truly find God in <i>all</i> things—from the mundane to the sublime.</p>