Almost fifty years after his groundbreaking Song of the Sparrow, Murray Bodo's candid reflections through four seasons of prayer help readers chart a path toward new seasons of spiritual growth. Bodo's emotional vulnerability threading through his poetry and prose depicts an intimate and honest relationship with God and life, even as creation groans and changes through the seasons. “Somewhere along the line,” the author writes, “people got it into their heads that prayer is some special, esoteric practice reserved for monks and nuns and mystics and has nothing to do with the lives of ordinary men and women. Nothing could be further from the truth. To pray is the privilege of every child of God.” Featuring a new introduction and dedication, this timeless Franciscan classic continues to help people lean into their own humanity and pray with an honesty and humility that moves the heart to song.
