This month’s book recommendations from Sr Joanna at Pauline Books & Media.

Open Wide My Heart: A Journal of a Prayer Life

by Macrina Wiederkehr

This book brings together two years of personal reflections by Macrina Wiederkehr. In it we witness her personal yearning for God and for own faithfulness to the Christ hidden within her.  Macrina shares nuggets of spiritual wisdom including experiencing God in the everyday; living fully present in the moment; and accepting the grace that comes from God, other people in your life, and the world around you.

Open Wide My Heart is an invitation to learn from this renowned spiritual writer’s practice and witness her deeply meditative approach to scripture and life.  Available from Pauline Books & Media.

What Is God Like?

by Rachel Held Evans

Children who are introduced to God, through attending church or having loved ones who speak about God, often have a lot of questions, including this ever-popular one: What is God like? The late Rachel Held Evans loved the Bible and was passionate about showing God’s love through the words and pictures found in that ancient text. Through these pictures drawn from biblical stories, children see that God is like a shepherd, God is like a star, God is like a gardener, God is like the wind, God is a comforter and support, and more.

Whenever a child, unsure, asks, ‘What Is God Like?’ this book encourages their young heart to “think about what makes you feel safe, what makes you feel loved, and what makes you feel brave. That’s what God is like.”  Available from Pauline Books & Media.

By Sr Joanna Coleiro fsp

Sr Joanna Coleiro, fsp, is a Daughter of St Paul with a long-time interest in the spiritual growth, faith development and religious experience of both adults and children.

Books are available online from Pauline Books & Media or why not visit the book shop at 7 Denmark Hill Road, East Hawthorn.  Opening hours are Monday to Friday 9.00 am to 5.00 pm and Saturday 9.00 am to 12 noon.