Saint Francis of Assisi

I have considered other ways to put this, but I have found no more honest thing to say than this: I am in awe of this splendid Series of pocket-sized books edited by Mirabai Starr. This book on Saint Francis of Assisi of devotions, prayers, and living wisdom is warmly inviting, compassionate, and inspiring. I read pages from it over and over in my daily spiritual practice. I travel with it (I write this, for instance, in a Portland hotel as the book lies beside me on the bed). I urge people I care about and people I meet to get a copy and read it, savor it, practice it! Through Mirabai Starr's divine insights, I believe I've met Francis the boy and man, and therefore better understand and appreciate the mentor and saint, the shining example I carry everywhere inside me. It's this...accessibility that you'll find so irresistibly charming. It's as if Starr, whose own shimmering radiance is undeniable, opens the door of our darkened room and we're suddenly, stunningly enveloped by a golden light. In these pages, you will experience many insights and epiphanies that feel like that! Collect this Series, and you'll want to keep them at arm's length wherever you are. Like teachers and mentors, they become spiritual friends who are always there to read you as you read them. --Robert McDowell, The Poetry Mentor (www.robertmcdowell.net), is the author of POETRY AS SPIRITUAL PRACTICE (July, 2008) from Free Press.

This little book is filled with meditations, prayers and wonderful spiritual aids to deepen a persons relationship with Almighty God. I strongly recommend it for all Christians regardless of their church afiliation.