Give me a word

Give me a word The promise of an ancient practice to guide your year

Christine Valters Paintner

Book - 2025

"In Give Me a Word, spiritual director, poet, and teacher Christina Valters Paintner invites us on a transformative journey through thirty contemplative and creative practices. Learn to listen, wait, and open yourself to deeper sources of wisdom in order to embrace a guiding word that will anchor your life for the coming year."--Page 4 of cover.

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Spiritual direction > Christianity.
Christian life > Meditations.
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Genres
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Published
Minneapolis : Broadleaf Books [2025]
Language
English
Main Author
Christine Valters Paintner (author)
Physical Description
xvii, 197 pages ; 18 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN
9798889831266
  • Introduction
  • Prelude: Savor
  • Part 1. Listening for a Word
  • 1. Cross the Threshold
  • 2. Listen with the Heart
  • 3. Let the Word Choose You
  • 4. Listen to Your Life
  • 5. Reflect on What Has Been Life-Giving and Life-Draining
  • 6. Give Me One Wild Word
  • 7. Tend the Night Wisdom of Dreams
  • 8. Consult a Soul Friend
  • 9. Read a Set of Wisdom Principles
  • 10. Imagine Your Deathbed Interlude: Surplus
  • Part 2. Receiving the Word
  • 11. Allow the Word to Ripen
  • 12. Trust What Yon Love
  • 13. Consult the Desert Elders
  • 14. Create a Pantoum
  • 15. Take a Pilgrimage of Memory
  • 16. Attune to Your Body's Wisdom
  • 17. Listen to the Elements
  • 18. Embark on a Photography Pilgrimage
  • 19. Call on the Angels, Saints, and Ancestors
  • 20. Bring Your Word to a Threshold Place
  • Interlude: Hermit
  • Part 3. Carry the Word with You
  • 21. Create a Breath Prayer
  • 22. Choose a Spiritual Teacher
  • 23. Illuminate the Word Visually
  • 24. Write an Acrostic Poem
  • 25. Create a Playlist of Word-Themed Songs
  • 26. Commit to a Word-Rooted Practice
  • 27. Write a Seven-Word Prayer
  • 28. Create a Simple Word-Centered Rule of Life
  • 29. Practice Lectio Divina with Revelation 2:17
  • 30. Go Forward into a New Season
  • Blessing for New Beginnings
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes

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