Book Club: Beloved is Where We Begin by Rachael Newham

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Hosted by Claire Musters

Beloved is Where We Begin By Rachael Newham (978-0281091119, Form, publishing August)

For those who struggle to carve out space every morning, Beloved is Where We Begin could be hugely helpful. Rather than focusing on an entry for each day, a regular, sustainable rhythm is encouraged through 52 reflections – one for each week of the year.

The author, Rachael Newham, structures the book around the liturgical year, guiding readers through Easter, Ordinary Time, Advent, Christmas, Lent, Ascension Day, Pentecost etc and encourages us to recognise God’s voice calling us his beloved in every season and circumstance. It is from that place of knowing we are loved that we can live effectively as his children. Each entry has a reading, reflections on the scripture from Rachael and then either a prayer, poem or breath prayer (a phrase to pray when inhaling and another when exhaling) to end with – mainly written by Rachael herself. There is a gentleness to this book, but also a disarming honesty.

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