Author Description

As recent scientific research shows and people everywhere have always known, the simple act of praying can be emotionally, spiritually, and even physically healing. With Prayers for Healing, Maggie Oman invites readers into the healing space she has created within the pages of this daybook to reap its benefits in times of stress, illness, depression, or spiritual longing.<p>A multicultural feast of some of the best-loved spiritual writings of our time, Prayers for Healing provides comfort and inspiration on the journey toward rejuvenation and renewal. Each blessing, poem, or prayer is a stepping stone along the path to higher levels of spiritual consciousness and access to nature's magnificent power to heal.<p>Prayers for Healing focuses on healing in all its dimensions -- physical, emotional, interpersonal, social, and environmental -- for everyone who seeks healing for themselves, for others, and for the world. It features a foreword by Larry Dossey, author of the groundbreaking books Healing Words and Prayer is Good Medicine, and a special introduction by His Holiness the Dalai Lama.<p>With inspiration from such diverse sources as the Bible, the Tao Te Ching, the Koran, the Torah, and Native American texts, contributors include Deepak Chopra, Lao Tzu, Rumi, Rainer Maria Rilke, Marion Wright Edelman, Martin Luther King Jr., Marianne Williamson, St. Teresa of Avila, and many more.