From the moment we are born, we are seekers. Our culture obsessively promotes the pursuit of money, success and self-improvement. At the end of each activity-jammed day, though, we collapse into bed discouraged by everything we have not checked off on our to-do lists, in despair that whatever we have accomplished is never enough. Worse still, when our dreams become derailed by the inherent tragedies of life—job loss, financial peril, sickness, or the death of a lo...

“A brilliant, warm, inspiring book,” writes Henry Nouwen.  Legacy of the Heart is a gentle, regenerative approach to discovering spiritual strength that is hidden in the scars of childhood.  A graduate of Harvard Divinity School, therapist and minister Wayne Muller brings together the teachings of many different spiritual and religious traditions to create a program of that will appeal to readers of The Road Less Traveled and

We all long to experience a sense of inner wholeness and guidance, but today's notions of healing and recovery too often keep us focused on our brokenness, on our deficiencies rather than our strengths. Wayne Muller's luminous new book gently guides us to the place where we are already perfect, already blessed with the wisdom we need to live a life of meaning, purpose and grace.He starts, as do so many spiritual teachers, with simple questions: Who am I? What do I love? How shall I...

This book intends to create a standard of practice for spiritual care. It helps us to know how to start, where to focus, how to respond and how to communicate our spiritual care. It focuses on creating a standard of care rather than accumulating knowledge on conditions or situations that can change from case to case. It focuses on who we are for people more than what we do for them.

Seeking is in vogue these days. Many of us are continually, even obsessively striving and seeking—for something or other. But are we ever satisfied? What is enough?Holly Whitcomb presents the spiritual practice of finding as the antidote to chronic seeking and as the doorway to a grateful awareness of having received enough. She reflects on wisdom distilled by the “finders”—poets, playwrights, psychologists, and theologians—and derived from her own experience....

The New York Times bestselling author of the spiritual classic How, Then, Shall We Live? shows us how to heal our harried lives by creating a special time of rest, delight, and renewal.“In Sabbath, Wayne Muller gives us the license, the encouragement to take that single mindful breath which puts our busy lives in perspective and helps restore our souls.”—Fred Rogers, of Mister Rogers’ NeighborhoodIt has b...

Seeking is in vogue these days. Many of us are continually, even obsessively striving and seeking—for something or other. But are we ever satisfied? What is enough?Holly Whitcomb presents the spiritual practice of finding as the antidote to chronic seeking and as the doorway to a grateful awareness of having received enough. She reflects on wisdom distilled by the "finders"—poets, playwrights, psychologists, and theologians—and derived from her own experience....

The Lord’s Prayer is the prayer most prayed in our culture, spoken in countless services, private devotions and in 12-Step meetings. Yet in its familiarity we can underestimate its power to heal and transform our lives. Now, therapist and minister Wayne Muller gives us fresh insights into this timeless prayer and how it can elevate our heart and spirits and vision.  Starting with the word “Our” (which reminds us that we never pray alone), Wayne leads us, phrase by phrase, into the he...

A minister and therapist who has spent the last twenty years working with the homeless, adult children of abuse, and people with life-threatening illness, Wayne Muller has learned that while pain is inevitable, suffering is not. A catastrophe often wakes us up to what really matters in life, and the pursuit of more meaning in our lives.

Pastor and bestselling author Wayne Muller presents an outline for introspection and guidance in a classical tradition: four simple questions that go straight to the heart of our common search for greater meaning in life.For thousands of years, these questions—which span all major spiritual traditions—have served as beacons for spiritual seekers: Who am I? What do I love? How shall I live, knowing I will die? What is my gift to the family of the earth? As he guides us through these...

When you peel away the pain and suffering from your life, you will find the seeds of wisdom. This opening process and the sorrows that come with it are a great gift—the source of the most profound spiritual lessons.On The Spiritual Gifts of a Painful Childhood, Wayne Muller—author of the national bestseller Legacy of the Heart—helps listeners grasp the divine thread that connects sorrow and pain to an awakening of the spirit. This graduate of Harvard Divinity School has devoted almo...

The Sacred Rhythm of the Sabbath and How to Restore It in Your Own LifeToward the end of his life, Thomas Merton warned of a "pervasive form of contemporary violence" that is unique to our times: overwork and overactivity. In his work as a minister and caregiver, Wayne Muller has observed the effects of this violence on our communities, our families, and our people. On Sabbath, he responds to this escalating "war on our spirits," and guides us to a sanctuary open to...