Maria de Lurdes Ponce

Across a Prayerful Planet

Christian Living

“With an open mind, inspired by family heritage and in the accommodating spirit of philosopher Iris Murdoch, Daniel Pawley has undertaken a wonderful journey exploring humanity in general, whose center is the sacred itself. This book is about the presence of the transcendent in human consciousness and the mysterious primordial touch that moves, and has always moved, life and society. It leads us to think of prayer not only as an instrument of the individual’s relationship with this transcendent reality but also as a response to the nourishing, transforming presence of what stands beyond the human realm. It is both a memoir and an indisputable contribution to understanding the noble heritage of prayer.”