Bead One, Pray Too: A Guide to Making and Using Prayer Beads

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Church Publishing, Inc., 2008 - Crafts & Hobbies - 173 pages
In stories and pictures, this book shows how people of all faith traditions use prayer beads as a spiritual tool and a means of expressing their creativity. Every major world religion has a tradition of praying with beads and all are explored here, including the history and use of beads and specific prayers.

Describes in detail and with diagrams how to make sets of prayer beads for personal use.
 

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Contents

A History of Beads and Prayer Beads
3
The Catholic Rosary
13
The Anglican Rosary
29
Praying with Prayer Beads
43
Prayers of Faith
49
Creating Prayers for the Anglican Rosary
51
Praying the Anglican Rosary with the Saints
69
Praying in Our Joys and Sorrows
87
Choosing the Right Beads
101
Making Your Own Rosaries
117
Giving the Gift of Prayer Beads
145
Resources for Beading and Praying
153
Afterword
163
An Invitation
169
Bibliography
171
Copyright

Beads of Faith
99

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About the author (2008)

Kimberly Winston is the recipient of the 2005 American Academy of Religion Award for Best In-Depth Reporting on Religion. She has written extensively on knitting as a spiritual practice, and is the author of Fabric of Faith: A Guide to the Prayer Quilt Ministry and Faith Beyond Faith Healing: Finding Hope after Shattered Dreams. She lives in Pinole, California.

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