Sleeping with Bread: Holding What Gives You Life

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Timothy Gallagher recently published a book on the form of prayer called the Examination of Consciousness, a prayer of daily discernment of God's presence and activity in our lives. The value of that book is the extensive detail with which he examines each of the elements and aspects of that prayer. This book, on the other hand, is particularly valuable because of its simplicity. It summarizes the Examen in two simply questions,... Read Full Review

As a spiritual director, I read a lot of books about Christian spirituality and I have to say this small, lovingly written and easy to understand book is my favorite. I recommend it to anyone who is seeking to draw closer to God. The book is primarily an introduction to the Ignatian spiritual practice called "The Daily Examen"--one of the most helpful and simple prayer practices a person can do to become more aware of God's... Read Full Review

Matthew Linn, a Jesuit priest, his brother Dennis Linn and sister-in-law Sheila Fabricant Linn are well known writers and retreat speakers, especially in the area of healing life's hurts. In SLEEPING WITH BREAD, the trio looks at the Ignatian prayer practice of the examen and helps readers learn this method of self examination and reflection which can help us become more aware of God's presence in our lives on a daily basis... Read Full Review

My husband and I read "Sleeping with Bread" several years ago. It has totally changed our daily prayer time together. The authors have clearly explained several simple approaches which work. We use their plan daily and are really grateful for this little book. I think the plan could also work well for a small prayer group that might meet weekly, though we have not tried this ourselves.