There
is double meaning to the title of this book. Many devotionals are
written for specific times in the liturgical year, like lent or
advent. This one is for the ordinary time in the liturgical year. But
it also refers to finding God in the ordinary – the ordinary
events, the ordinary encounters, and the ordinary people in your
life.
Saint
Ignatius urged his followers to “find God in all things.” (xiii)
That's what Eberle has done. She pays attention and prayerfully
reflects on common experiences. I think my favorite devotion was the
one on morning glory. I battle the encroaching plant too. Now I will
forever think of the spiritual lesson of making room for the more
worthy things. Pulling up morning glory becomes a lesson for all of
life.
There
were a few surprises in the book. Finding God in imperfection and
even failure? Reading those devotions encouraged me to pay attention,
to train my eyes to notice and my heart to listen, finding God in
every situation.
Eberle
provides a Scripture and has added questions to stimulate thought with
each devotional writing. Devotions are about the natural world,
people, another culture, and the difficult events of life. While the
book was generally written for individual use, she has included
additional questions at the end for group use. Eberle ministers
within the Catholic branch of Christianity. This protestant learned
much from her writing.
My
rating: 4/5 stars.
Christine
Eberle has been involved in Catholic college campus ministry for
twenty five years. She is a church cantor, public speaker, and
performs dramatic monologues of biblical women. She is currently
Director of Campus Ministry at Gwynedd Mercy University near
Philadelphia. She is passionate about asking, “Where is God in all
this?” You can find out more at
https://christine-marie-eberle.com/.
Green
Place Books, 176 pages. This book releases September 17, 2018.
I
received a complimentary digital copy of this book. My comments are
an independent and honest review.
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