Lucia Nardo

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Soul Sisters : Modern Prayers for Modern Women

Today's woman demonstrates the desire to incorporate a spiritual dimension into her life. In many instances women seek new spiritual practices as an alternative, or adjunct to, traditional faith customs. While there is abundant information available on spirituality generally there is little in the way of structured prayer which is not bound by specific faith traditions or styles. Prayer is regaining ground as a way of demonstrating spirituality and/or belief. However much of the prayer that is familiar is formal and perceived as not relevant. SOUL SISTERS is a response to women's expressed search for a way of praying within a spiritual dimension. There are 120 prayers on all subjects: some are amusing, some sad but all totally relevant to a woman's life. Readers have found that they resonated personally with so many of them and some brought tears to their eyes - a sure test of their effectiveness! The appeal of the prayers rests in their modern-day language and in their reflections on concerns relevant to their lives and lifestyles. They are unexpectedly quirky and address issues, pressures and concerns faced by women in this current and complex society. Changes in women's roles, social norms, lifestyle, employment participation and health issues are matters which are addressed by these prayers in modern language.