Description:
A Book of Everyday Blessings by Christine Valters Paintner is a contemplative collection of 100 poetic blessings and prayers that celebrate God's presence in daily life. These reflections inspire gratitude, healing, and reverence, reminding us of the love and beauty of the Holy One and encouraging us to take nothing for granted.
Brief description:
Christine Valters Paintner is the online abbess for Abbey of the Arts, a virtual monastery offering classes and resources on contemplative practice and creative expression. She earned a doctorate in Christian spirituality from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California, and achieved professional status as a registered expressive arts consultant and educator from the International Expressive Arts Therapy Association. She is also trained as a spiritual director and supervisor.
Paintner is the author of numerous spirituality titles, including Artist's Rule; A Midwinter God; The Love of Thousands; Birthing the Holy; Sacred Time; Earth, Our Original Monastery; The Soul's Slow Ripening; The Wisdom of the Body; Illuminating the Way; The Soul of a Pilgrim; The Water, Wind, Earth, and Fire; and three collections of poetry.
Paintner is a Benedictine oblate living in Galway, Ireland, with her husband, John. Together they lead online retreats on their website, abbeyofthearts.com.