This book has 175 blessings for fresh hope.

Each blessing consists of two actions, a signing the cross and taking three deep breaths.

There is a prayer for each of the four touches of the hand in signing the cross and a prayer to breathe in a gift of the Spirit of God in three breaths, and breathe that same gift out to where it is needed.

What makes these blessings unique is that they not only use two ancient christian prayer methods, the sign of the cross and the prayer of the breath, they also use the message and content of sacred scripture texts. They are both immediately fresh and deeply embedded in christian tradition.

This makes these blessings deeply gospel-based and yet simple enough to pray in a minute and deep enough to carry the hope one really desires at this time.

This is one book is also available in seven smaller collections.

Author: Michael Hansen SJ
Number of Pages: 175