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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=125 BGCOLOR="#BFBF00" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="05b467d1dwoxjb.png"> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="275207d0.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="125" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=189 style="border-right: 1px solid #CCCCCC;" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="WovenWord Press"><B>home</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id89.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="new from the press/Mother Blessings/Jour"><B>new from the press</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="catalog"><B>catalog</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="how to order this book"><B>how to order</B></A><B> </B><A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="how to order this book"><B>books</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="who we are"><B>who we are</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id33.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="links"><B>links</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id34.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="contact"><B>contact </B></A></div> <div> <B>    </B></div> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=355 width="100%" BGCOLOR="#FFFF99" TEXT="#080000"> <div>               </div> <div>                      </div> <div>      <FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Verdana" ><I><B>c h a p t e r   s a m p l e</B></I></FONT></div> <div> <I><B>       </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>               </B></I><FONT SIZE="7" COLOR="#CC3300" FACE="Papyrus" ><B>This Bold Prayer</B></FONT></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <FONT SIZE="7" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Maiandra GD" ><I><B>                             </B></I></FONT><I><B>      </B></I><I> </I><I> </I><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#999900" FACE="Papyrus" ><B>by</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Father Don Farnan-Dolly Moore-Robin McGinnity Connelly</B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>A collection of homilies, poetry and photography</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Introduction by Fr. Paul Turner</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>God is everywhere. We have learned that lesson from childhood. Some days it is easy to believe. Other days it is hard. On any day we appreciate a little help to discover that God is here. There. And everywhere.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The book you hold aims to open your eyes and help you see. It will grasp you by the hand and walk you through the wide world. It will point out to you places where your hopes are realized beyond your expectations. It will let you see God in the innocence of a child, the glinting of sunlight, the beat of poetry, and the unveiling of scripture.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Church isn’t the only place to find God. Don’t get me wrong. I have always enjoyed finding God in the community of believers, the singing of hymns, the prayers of the minister, and the stuff of earth – water and oil, ash and palm, bread and wine. But this book reminded me to look for God in the neighborhood where I grew up and in the faces outside my window. God enjoys being revealed in many ordinary and extraordinary ways. In the disharmony of a fragmented life, it takes a special skill to help the believer harmonize the scattered tones that carelessly accompany an active day.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Don Farnan, Dolly Moore, and Robin McGinnity Connelly have combined their faith, charisms, and vision to comfort us with the presence of God and invite us into divine harmony. Robin’s photos bring us from the vistas of Guatemala to the central city street to the hosanna-filled church. Everywhere she turns her lens she sharpens our focus to the presence of God.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Dolly’s poetry reaches into the well of the human spirit and surfaces its emotion. She has experienced the agony, joy, and compassion of human life, and she realizes its kinship with all that is divine. As Robin’s camera helps us look around, Dolly’s poetry helps us look within. Sometimes they turn our gaze to places we would rather not look, but they do so with the assurance of faith. In their guiding hands we have no fear. We go deeper and deeper into the mystery of incarnation and redemption.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Wrapping ‘round these spiritual images is Fr. Don’s elegant prose. With a preacher’s zeal and a poet’s heart he captures the essence of the liturgical year and the seasons of human life. Ever insightful, ever at ease, he gives us the assurance we seek on our spiritual journey.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>This Bold Prayer is a celebration of God-infused humanity. It speaks with the fresh voice of the urban core to affirm the ancient belief in God’s universal presence. It awakens within us the desire to rejoice in God’s goodness and to share it with others. Many books challenge us to change our ways. This one works more subtly. It inspires us to love God and love others. It invites us to go the extra mile and to build another bridge. It does so by confirming a truth we’ve known all along. God is everywhere.</B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>We welcome your comments</B></div> <div> <A HREF="mailto:thisboldprayer@thisboldprayer.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:thisboldprayer@thisboldprayer.com"><B>thisboldprayer@thisboldprayer.com</B></A></div> <bR> <div>       <B>_______________________________________________________________</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id120.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Authors Farnan, Moore Connelly"><B>about the authors</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id121.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Chapter Farnan, Moore Connelly"><B>sample book chapter</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="catalog"><B>catalog</B></A></div> <div> <B>                  </B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>                                         </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#CC3300" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="how to order this book"><B>How to Order this Book </B></A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>This Bold Prayer</B></div> <div> <I><B>A Collection of Spiritual Essays Poems and Photographs</B></I></div> <div> <B>Father Don Farnan, Dolly Moore, and Robin McGinnity Connelly  </B></div> <div> <B>56 pgs.  $18.00  paperback  ISBN: 0967842859</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>