Everyone needs companions in life. Some of mine live with me. Some are a phone call and a country away. Some have died and still speak to me in dreams, through old letters, and archived emails. And some of my companions are only such because I read what they write and add their voices to my inner conversations. Here are a few of those companions who speak to me.
Daily reflections:
Richard Rohr’s Daily Meditations
Henri Nouwen’s Daily Reflections as written in his book Bread for the Journey.
Daily meditations from the Irish Jesuits that I read in book form, but the meditations are also accessible online.
The book is Sacred Space: The Prayer Book 2013
The website is www.sacredspace.ie
Books by my Bed:
The Grace in Dying: A Message of Hope, Comfort and Spiritual Transformation by Kathleen Dowling Singh
Centering Prayer and Inner Awakening by Cynthia Bourgeault
A Failure of Nerve: Leadership in the Age of the Quick Fix by Edwin H. Friedman, Edward W. Beal (Editor), Margaret M. Treadwell(Editor)
Primary Speech by Ann Ulanov, Barry Ulanov
To Pray and to Love by Roberta C. Bondi
For a more extensive list of authors and books who have been companions and conversation partners, here is a link to my favorites on Goodreads:
Who are your companions?
