Quiet Spaces January – April 2016

Quiet Spaces is BRF's prayer and spirituality journal. Published three times a year, each edition journeys through up to nine themes drawn from the Bible, spiritual writers, the natural world, the lives of Christians from across the centuries or from Christian spiritual traditions. Each theme is explored in twelve prayerful ways using creative activities, your personal faith experience, poetry, liturgy, reflection, imagining and meditation, helping you into a heart encounter with God. Ideal both for those who have discovered the benefits of reflection, meditation and contemplation and are looking for a resource to guide their periods of quiet and for people coming to reflection and meditation for the first time. Theme and contributions in this issue: Rhythms in life? Fiona Stratta David and Goliath? John Fitzmaurice The Secret Garden? Sally Smith Lent and hymnology? Jean Marie Dwyer OP Poetry for Lent? Lisa Cherrett The journey to Easter? Andrea Skevington Drinking from the source? Bridget Hewitt When the going gets tough? Lynne Chitty The passionate man's pilgrimage? Dorinda Miller

Smith, Sally