Reclaiming Quiet

Cultivating a Life of Holy Attention

by: Sarah Clarkson

• Format

  Paperback

  ISBN

  9781540900524

  Dimensions

  5.5 x 8.5

  Pub. Date

  Nov 2024

  SRP

  $18.99

  Carton Quantity

  56

  Number of pages

  192

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• Format

  E-Book

  ISBN

  9781493439515

  Pub. Date

  Nov 2024

  SRP

  $18.99

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About

In a noisy world, the cultivation of quiet may feel like a luxury you do not have. But it is also vital to your spiritual life. When we spend our days distracted by social media, news, entertainment, and jam-packed schedules, we make it nearly impossible to experience the kind of thought life that allows us to grow into the people God created us to be--to become more and more like Jesus. We're too busy and distracted to notice the people and situations God has placed in our path for our spiritual benefit.

Reclaiming Quiet is your invitation to discover the profound joy of resisting our cultural obsession with distraction and instead cultivating a life of holy attention. With practical strategies to add stillness, listening, and rest into your daily rhythms, this book shows you how to
· care for your inner life
· listen to the voice of God in the everyday
· stay grounded in the now while looking with hope and expectation to the future

You're more than a viewer, a user, or a consumer. You are a child of God, a recipient of his grace, a disciple who is seeking to follow him more closely. It's time to reclaim all that. It's time to seek out some holy quiet.

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Endorsements

"In a clamoring and frantic world, Sarah Clarkson's beautiful words invite us to a different way of life. A life that makes room for solitude and quietness. A holy quiet that helps us discover not only ourselves but, more importantly, our God."

Joanna Weaver, bestselling author of Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World

"Reclaiming Quiet is a beacon of hope in our noisy world. Sarah's poignant exploration of choosing quiet over chaos resonates deeply with anyone tethered to their smartphone, yearning for peace amidst life's frenzy. With vulnerability and grace, she shares her own struggles, inviting readers on a journey of small faithfulnesses toward holy attention. This isn't just a book; it's a lifeline for those drowning in distraction, offering practical wisdom to cultivate a life shaped by the sacred hush. In a world clamoring for attention, Reclaiming Quiet is a gentle reminder that stillness is not only possible but necessary for the soul's flourishing."

Leah Boden, author of Modern Miss Mason

"In a rare combination of lyrical prose and practical wisdom, Sarah Clarkson guides readers toward cultivating inner quiet as a life-giving possibility even in the busiest seasons. Reclaiming Quiet offers a much-needed, compassionate, countercultural corrective to our present noisy and ceaseless distraction. More beautifully yet, this book models a gentle, contemplative practice of welcoming the peace of Jesus."

Grace Hamman, PhD, author of Jesus through Medieval Eyes

"As we yearn for relief from our frantic days, Sarah Clarkson offers a desperately needed affirmation of the quiet we long for. But she does not demand an impossible move to a silent hermitage or a retreat to a life without the distraction of technology. Instead, Clarkson offers an honest roadmap for seeking the voice of God amidst the noise of our environment (whether the chaos of raising a young family or merely living in the modern world). Her words and wisdom never fail to anchor readers in beauty and goodness and remind us of what we know deep in our souls to be true but have forgotten in the noise of our daily lives. Reading Reclaiming Quiet is like entering the house of the Wise Woman in a fairy tale where we are nourished and strengthened for the beautiful and perilous journey ahead."

Haley Stewart, editor at Word on Fire Votive and author of Jane Austen's Genius Guide to Life

"Sarah has written a stunningly beautiful book that offers no easy answers to finding quiet in our loud, chaotic world (because there are none) but instead does something far more important by illuminating the power of holy quiet, intensifying our desire for it, and helping us see quiet as a habit we can nurture and a grace we can receive in even the busiest seasons of life."

Emily Stimpson Chapman, author of Letters to Myself from the End of the World

"Living within a culture that seeks to keep an ever-hurried pace with the machine, many of us unknowingly crave a way to slow down and recover what it means to be human. In her deep, poetical manner, Sarah gently leads the way, guiding us through the noise into the quiet place with God. Her heartfelt storytelling and keen reflections and prayers tether us to the Christ who provides rest for our souls."

Bethany Douglass, writer and editor of Cloistered Away

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