Simply Open: A Guide to Experiencing God in the Everyday

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The simplest, most transformative prayer you may ever praythe five senses prayer.

This book invites you to a simple practice of prayer and awareness that can turn each ordinary workday into a deepening spiritual journey.

No matter where you are or how busy you get, your five senses are always on, your mind and heart responsive to what you perceive. These channels of awareness can take you deeper into God's great mystery if you practice the discipline of submitting them to the One who is closer than you imagine.

The beauty of such a contemplative path is that you can follow it anywherealone or in company, in quiet meditation or amid the bustle of your craziest day.

Moment by moment, you invite God to open you upeyes, ears, nostrils, hands and mouth, heart and mind. And moment by moment, as you open yourself, youll find yourself closer to Gods grace-filled and wide-open heart. Simply Open.

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Greg Paul is a pastor and member of Sanctuary (Toronto), a ministry where the wealthy and poor share their experiences and resources daily and care for the most excluded people in the city, including addicts, prostitutes, the homeless, and gay, lesbian, and transgendered people. The father of four and husband to Maggie, he is the author of: Close Enough to Hear God Breathe, The Twenty-Piece Shuffle, and God in the Alley.