God Whispers

by Kedar, Karyn

• ISBN13: 9781580230889
• ISBN10: 1580230881
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-06-01
• Publisher: Jewish Lights Pub

Summary

Heartfelt stories of everyday people that inspire us to challenge life's peaks and pitfalls -- and begin our own journeys of spiritual and personal growth. Karyn D Kedar is widely recognized as an inspiring leader who guides people in their spiritual growth. She is rabbi at congregation B'nai Jehoshua Beth Elohim in Glenview, Illinois. She teaches both Jewish and Christian groups throughout the United States, and has worked with congregations in the U.S. and Israel. She is also the author of Our Dance with God: Finding Prayer, Perspective and Meaning in the Stories of Our Lives.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction	xi
The Divine in You
Telling the Story of Your Life	3	(3)
The Ugly Duckling	6	(4)
The Song of the Ascent	10	(5)
Hope
Creating Sanctuary	15	(3)
The Wedding	18	(2)
Stepping into Your Life	20	(5)
Patience
Hide-and-Seek	25	(3)
Confusion	28	(2)
Build Yourself an Ark	30	(5)
Acts of Loving-Kindness
Acts of Divine Kindness	35	(2)
Repairing a Broken World	37	(3)
The Penny	40	(7)
Perspective
The Beauty of Circumstance	47	(3)
Coincidence	50	(3)
Focus	53	(5)
Expand Your Boundaries	58	(5)
Forgiveness
Give Away Your Anger	63	(3)
Forgive Yourself	66	(3)
To Struggle and Release	69	(4)
Elevated Thoughts
Blessings	73	(3)
Prayer	76	(2)
Think Before You Speak	78	(2)
The Quest	80	(5)
Balance
Psychology vs. Spirituality	85	(3)
Listening to Voices	88	(5)
The Inner Twins: Living with Paradox	93	(6)
Sustainers
Finding a Spiritual Guide	99	(2)
Recognition of Sustainers	101	(3)
Community	104	(5)
Surrender
Faith	109	(4)
The Journey between Destinations	113	(3)
All That Is in Your Control	116	(5)
Messages from God
Angels	121	(4)
The Starfish	125	(3)
Is a Flat Tire Ever Just a Flat Tire?	128	(5)
Learning from Death
On His Way to Meaning	133	(3)
Live As I Couldn't	136	(3)
Unconditional Love	139	(4)
Choose Life
Epilogue: God Whispers	143	(2)
About Jewish Lights Publishing	145