God, Is That You? How to Have a Conversation with God-and Really Hear Him

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Summary: Highly Recommended
Review: "God, Is That You?" will rekindle the devine spark within you. Uncompromisingly fresh and profoundly spiritual, Katharine Giovanni presents a clear path to enlightened prayer.

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Summary: To Hear God today
Review: Review: God, is that You? By Katharine C. Giovanni

An avid appreciator of the works of Gregg Braden (The Isaiah Effect: Decoding the Lost Science of Prayer and Prophecy portrays marvelous insight into the operations of this universe) and Sophy Burnham (The Path of Prayer: Reflections on Prayer and True Stories of How it Affects our Lives shows the depth of our need to connect with God), I found Katharine Giovanni's book, God, is that You?, splendidly down-to-earth.

The joy in reading different styles of writing lies in one's ability to glean meaningful and personally applicable concepts through slightly altered perspectives. Katharine's book reminds each of us that every individual remains important to our Creator. It grandly opens the door to connection by reminding the reader that any and all types of communication with God are appreciated. This presents an "everyday" approach to prayer where we can "talk" to God without fear and in so doing, we discover that indeed, we are not alone. Her own reflections and those of others in the text bring our emotions and a sense of humility into play. These feelings allow us to remove the barriers that we ourselves have created - ideas on when and how to pray - and the method of free-writing a conversation with God, I suspect, will warmly surprise anyone who undertakes this prayer quest.

Marc Gafni, the learned author of Soul Prints, suggests that "God loves a story....let us be the heroes of our own." In Ms. Giovanni's book, we are asked to renew our very personal connection to our loving God. As simplistic as this might sound, the results prove extraordinary. One might find the use of writing questions odd in light of the omniscience of God, but free will explains the freedoms given to man. In addition, writing questions to God allows us to focus our thoughts. Once the door to this magnificent experience of unity is open, you will have succeeded in making yourself available to new possibilities. What more generous love could exist than that of a "creator" who wants his creations to also have that power over their own lives.

- Becky Ruff

Rating:
Summary: An Elegant Pathway to Inner Truth
Review: The author did a beautiful job of explaining how to communicate with the divine spark of God in each of us. I really enjoyed hearing her story and the stories of others guided and healed by that communion, as well as her rich, expressive insights into clearing the way to and actually having that conversation.

This work was beautifully conceived and written with refreshing clarity, honesty and humor. I was enriched by it, and I believe that it will go far in helping all of us enter this long-awaited Age of Soul.