Acknowledgments
Prologue
1 The Human Tapestry
Spiritual Practice: Breath Prayer
Exploring Deeper
2 Birth Pangs and Passages
Spiritual Practice: Walking Meditation
Exploring Deeper
3 Awakening: Patterns of Gift and Loss
Spiritual Practice: Examen
Exploring Deeper
4 Things and Places
Spiritual Practice: Sand Mandala
Exploring Deeper
5 The Ebb and Flow of Relationships
Spiritual Practice: Labyrinth
Exploring Deeper
6 Relationships That Unravel and Tear Apart
Spiritual Practice: Accompaniment
Exploring Deeper
7 When Foundations Shake and Crumble
Spiritual Practice: Lectio Divina
Exploring Deeper
8 The Passing of Time: Our Final Loss … and Gift
Spiritual Practice: Guided Meditation
Exploring Deeper
Epilogue
Notes
Suggestions for Further Reading
Dr. Nancy Copeland-Payton is a spiritual director and ordained clergywoman in the Presbyterian Church (USA). A pastor, hospital chaplain, and physician who practiced medicine for twenty years, she now leads retreats at church centres, monasteries, and with church groups to help people explore their experiences of loss.
"Capture[s] beautifully the paradox that the losses of our lives
can become our gains. By weaving story, experience and faith …
shows how our deepest hurts may be the soil that nurtures the seeds
of our transformation."
—Sr. Clarissa Goeckner, prioress, Monastery of St. Gertrude,
Cottonwood, Idaho
“An extraordinary and wise guide in the treacherous terrain of
loss.”
—Rabbi Dayle A. Friedman, author, Jewish Visions for Aging: A
Professional Guide for Fostering Wholeness
“Walks us step by step through the stages of life ... helping us
delve deeper into the meaning of gift and loss—inconsequential or
catastrophic—when they are considered together.”
—Terry Taylor, author, A Spirituality for Brokenness: Discovering
Your Deepest Self in Difficult Times
“Offers a way to reflect on loss that is integrative and practical.
Invites the reader on a journey of depth and care.”
—Mary C. Earle, author, Days of Grace: Meditations and Practices
for Living with Illness
“An extraordinarily wise, practical guide … on how to develop a
deep spirituality grounded in the matrix between the wounds of
everyday life from birth to death and the longing for God as the
sacred ground discovered in the everyday gifts of life.”
—Dr. Tyron Inbody, professor emeritus of theology, United
Theological Seminary, Dayton, Ohio; author, The Transforming God:
An Interpretation of Suffering and Evil
“[This] beautifully written and deeply pastoral book touched my
soul as [the] stories melded with my stories to explore ever more
deeply the fabric of gift and loss in our lives. To everyone who
deals with losses—and that's all of us—I highly recommend it.”
—Rev. Clifton Kirkpatrick, president, World Alliance of Reformed
Churches; visiting professor of ecumenical studies and global
ministries, Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary
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