Acknowledgments ix
Introduction xi
Part One The Individual Spirit
1• Taking the First Step 3
2• Letting Go of Who We Were 9
3• Finding Out Who We Really Are 13
4• The Round House 17
5• Gone Where? 21
6• Soul Purpose 25
7• Taking the Plunge 29
8• Connecting with Spirit 33
9• Finding the Voice of Spirit 39
10• Attuning to the Voice of Spirit 43
11• Fruits of the Spirit 47
Part Two The Great Spirit
12• Preface to God 53
13• Strange Gods 57
14• The Journey Continues 63
15• A Bend in the Road 67
16• Will the Real God Please Stand Up? 73
17• Creation Speaks 79
18• The Presence 83
19• The Other 87
20• What about Religion? 93
Part Three Practical Spirituality
21• Where Do We Go from Here? 99
22 • Compassion 101: Loving Yourself 103
23• Compassion 102: Loving Others 109
24• Judge Not Lest . . . 113
25• When Bad Things Happen 119
26 • Sitting with the Feelings 125
27• Four A.M. Darkness 131
28• Measuring the Distance 137
29• Keeping in Step 143
30• Getting the Job Done 149
31• Unfinished Business 153
32• Four Steps to a Better Day 157
33• Going Home 163
34• Now Is the Time 169
Molly and Bernie Srode, a husband and wife team, began their spiritual journey early in life as a Catholic nun and priest respectively. Bernie served in local parishes and Molly taught in Catholic schools. After marrying, they joined forces to explore spirituality on a wider basis by studying the spiritual traditions of many different faiths. Molly served for ten years as a hospital chaplain. Now, as retirees, they devote their time to enriching the spiritual lives of other retirees by offering workshops and lectures across the United States.
As Molly Strode observes, 'A ... retirement is a life-altering
event for each person who goes through it. It is a new stage in
life that touches every phase of a person's existence. It has
physical, emotional, and spiritual consequences." Because this last
phase of life is so imporlant, a book of spiritual advice for the
transition u'ould be welcome not only to people contemplating
retirement, but also for retirees who are having a hard time.
Unfortunately, this is not the book. Although Molly Strode is a
former Roman Catholic nun, her advice for retirees depends on a
number of New Age beliefs like reincarnation that will be unhelpful
to mainstream Episcopalians. Maybe the Church Pension Fund and its
clergy wellness experts will produce a guide to spiritual
retirement.
*The Living Church*
As Molly Strode observes, 'A ... retirement is a life-altering event for each person who goes through it. It is a new stage in life that touches every phase of a person's existence. It has physical, emotional, and spiritual consequences." Because this last phase of life is so imporlant, a book of spiritual advice for the transition u'ould be welcome not only to people contemplating retirement, but also for retirees who are having a hard time. Unfortunately, this is not the book. Although Molly Strode is a former Roman Catholic nun, her advice for retirees depends on a number of New Age beliefs like reincarnation that will be unhelpful to mainstream Episcopalians. Maybe the Church Pension Fund and its clergy wellness experts will produce a guide to spiritual retirement. -- Doug Ousley * The Living Church *
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