God Whispers: Stories of the Soul, Lessons of the Heart
Wonder, joy and beauty are not as far away as we might think—if only we open our minds and souls to the sound of God's whispering voice.
So Karyn Kedar reminds us. By sharing significant moments in the lives of ordinary people, she helps us along the journey to spiritual awareness and understanding.
Drawing on her experience as a spiritual leader, Kedar’s gentle, revealing stories include that of a woman struggling to come to terms with her mother’s death at the hands of her father; a thirteen-year-old girl who finds hope within the uncertainty of her parents’ divorce; a realtor who entered for the hundredth time a house she was trying to sell—and suddenly saw the beauty of God’s creation in the way the sunlight struck the hardwood floors.
God Whispers teaches readers of all faiths and backgrounds that the joy and pain in our lives have meaning and purpose, and that by fully embracing life’s highs and lows, we can enrich our spiritual well-being. Kedar tells eloquent stories from the lives of ordinary people who, like all of us, must cope with difficulties such as divorce and reconciliation, illness, loss, conflict and forgiveness, loneliness and isolation.
God Whispers will inspire you to take a second look at everything around you, and to rediscover a world that can be filled with the wonders of creation. "The universe abounds with gifts," Kedar writes. “Open your heart and receive them.”
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Book details
- Author
- Karyn Kedar
- Imprint
- Jewish Lights, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Formats
- Paperback, Hardcover
- Subjects
- Religion › Judaism
- Topics
- spirituality · grief and loss · forgiveness · Jewish wisdom · finding meaning · personal stories · spiritual awareness · faith and healing
- ISBN-13
- 9781580230889 (Paperback)9781683360926 (Hardcover)
About the author
RABBI KARYN D. KEDAR is an author, poet, spiritual counselor, and inspirational speaker ordained at Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion. Her recent books include Unfolding: A High Holy Day Companion, Amen: Seeking Presence with Prayer, Poetry, and Mindfulness Practice and Omer: A Counting.
Kedar served as senior rabbi at Congregation B'nai Jehoshua Beth Elohim in Deerfield, Illinois, and is now rabbi emerita of that congregation. She has created liturgy appearing in Mishkan T'filah: A Reform Siddur.
When she’s not writing, Kedar works as a spiritual counselor and inspirational speaker. Her books draw on prayer, poetry, forgiveness, and the stories of the soul.
