{"product_id":"a-string-and-a-prayer-how-to-make-and-use-prayer-beads","title":"A String and a Prayer: How to Make and Use Prayer Beads","description":"\"You are the expert, trust yourself. Let the instructions be a guide to your own creativity,\" write the authors.\nEleanor Wiley and Maggie Oman Shannon have taken an ancient practice and made it new. A String and a Prayer recounts the history and symbolism of prayer beads, teaches basic techniques for stringing beads and a host of other objects into prayer beads, and offers a variety of prayers and rituals to use those beads on a daily basis. Beads have appeared throughout history.\nPrayer beads are used in the spiritual practices of cultures as diverse as the African Masai, Native Americans, Greek and Russian Orthodoxy, as well as the religious rituals of Islam, Hinduism, Christianity, and Buddhism.\nBut prayer is highly personal. By infusing prayer beads with personal associations, we can keep our spirituality fresh. The beads are a device to help build and rebuild meaningful ritual in our lives. With myriad ideas about what makes objects sacred and where to find sacred objects from the personal, perhaps beads from a grandmother's broken rosary, to the unusual, maybe seashells from far away found in a thrift store A String and a Prayer offers many suggestions for different ways that beads can be made and used, exploring the creative roles they can play in our relationships, ceremonies, and rituals.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1590030109\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1590030109.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Wiley, Eleanor|Shannon, Maggie Oman\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41655521443898,"sku":"DBV.1590030109.G","price":8.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1590030109-0.jpg?v=1789528445","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/a-string-and-a-prayer-how-to-make-and-use-prayer-beads","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}