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Going beyond loss as a problem to be resolved, a grief to be worked through, Dr. Nancy Copeland-Payton, a spiritual director and ordained clergywoman, reframes loss from the perspective that our everyday losses help us learn what we need to handle the major losses. Weaving in spiritual and classical themes, personal and scriptural story, Dr. Copeland-Payton shows us that by becoming aware of what our lesser losses have to teach us, the larger losses of our lives become less terrifying. Each chapter includes a spiritual practice and questions for reflection to help you: * Mine the hidden depths of painful losses of things and places. * Traverse the devastating loss of relationships and the heart-wrenching death of people we love. * Overcome the steep, dark slopes of loss of beliefs and faith. * Venture past our fear of the losses of aging and our own death.

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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

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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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.

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