Books by Laura M. Grimes, Ph.D.

Book Reviews and Testimonials

2011-12-05T11:39:00.001-08:00

"I ordered your wonderful Sophia's Psalter, which we use in a feminist ritual community I lead called New Wineskins. We love your creative work, and are finding new meaning in the Psalms."

Rev. Dr. Jann Aldredge-Clanton, author of Changing Church: Stories of Liberating Ministers, In Search of the Christ-Sophia: An Inclusive Christology for Liberating Christians, and many other works of Christian feminist theology.

"I have already started Sophia's Book of Hours. I love it! Thank you for sharing your love of Mother Christ. She is truly working through your life."

Ms. Ann Greenwood, Episcopal seminarian.

"Sophia's Book of Hours just arrived. It is lovely and I look forward to using it on a daily basis."

Very Rev. Dr. Aurore Leigh Barrett, Director, Council of Independent Catholic Women

"For those who pray with the rosary, [Sophia's Rosary] provides a way to pray to Godde as Mother and Holy Wisdom....Even if you don’t pray the rosary, the book is worth getting for using the mysteries as a guide for Bible study. Laura gives several uses for using Sophia’s Rosary. It can be used with both the Catholic and Anglican rosaries, for meditation, or as a guide for personal prayers. It can be used privately or communally on retreats, in prayer groups, or in spirituality classes. Laura has built a lot of diversity into Sophia’s Rosary."

Shawna R.B. Atteberry, author of Women Who Didn't Shut Up and Sit Down (full review of Sophia's Rosaryhere).

"As with Sophia’s Rosary, Laura has written Sophia’s Book of Hours to be versatile for many different settings whether community or individual. This prayer resource invites us into seeing Godde in new ways, and ourselves in different ways as we worship this Godde who will not be limited by our human language. I think it also does a great job of giving women a glimpse of what it means to made in the image of Godde as the feminine face of Godde is front and center in this beautiful prayer book. It opens our imagination to look beyond the so-called traditional gender roles that are enforced on women to see the ways we image Godde in our lives and presents vistas of what being a woman made in Godde’s image really looks like."

Shawna R.B. Atteberry, author of Women Who Didn't Shut Up and Sit Down (full review of Sophia's Book of Hourshere).

Advent Meditations

2011-12-02T06:54:00.000-08:00

Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of the Lady is risen on you. For, behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but the Lady will arise on you, and Her glory shall be seen in you.

I have said these things to you, while still living with you. But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Mother will send in my name, She will teach you all things, and will remind you of all that I said to you.

Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God, and knows God. By this God’s love was revealed in us, that God has sent Her one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.

Advent Meditations is a rich and unique resource for personal and communal prayer, in Advent and beyond. It is a carefully crafted ensemble of beautiful, cherished Scripture passages in feminine God-language—one for each day, corresponding to the weekly Advent themes of hope, peace, joy and love.

The passages can be used for reflection and journaling on their own; in combination with Sophia’s Book of Hours or other versions of the Divine Office; or for Eucharist, Taize, or other services of worship.

When better than the season of sacred motherhood and expectation to discover, rediscover, or deepen your relationhip with God, the loving Mother of Jesus and us all?

Click here to read a sample of Advent Meditations.

Click on the link at the right to order Advent Meditations at $14.99 plus shipping for a bound copy or only $9.99 for an e-book in PDF format, which can be printed out for personal use. Sales tax Ohio residents only.

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Ready to experience the Divine Feminine in your life even more deeply? Call Laura at 937-581-7996 or email lauraATgrimesDOTws to request a free spiritual direction trial session or information on Discovering the Divine Feminine retreats, workshops, and liturgies. Thank you for supporting my sacred work!

Sophia's Rosary

2011-12-01T07:03:00.000-08:00

“Hail, Sophia, full of grace, our hearts are with you…”

“Creator God, our Mother and Father, let our lives be a song of praise to you…”

“Glory to the Mother and to the Christ and to the Holy Spirit...”

“Mysteries of the Matriarchs,” “Mysteries of Lament,” “Mysteries of Women Disciples of Jesus,” and more…

Is the God of Jesus always and only a loving Father? Can the Divine Feminine be found only outside of Western religions?

Scripture and Tradition say “No!” Both honor God the Mother, especially in the form of Sophia, Holy Wisdom who creates, redeems and sustains the universe. But these empowering images are “hidden treasures” too often neglected in Christian liturgical and personal prayer.

Sophia’s Rosary, which can be prayed on both Anglican and Catholic rosaries, is a powerful and practical way for individuals and groups to experience God’s maternal love. It adapts a beloved devotion with new prayers and 12 sets of original mysteries honoring Sophia, God the Mother, and great women of the Hebrew Bible and New Testament.

Bonus features include large easy-to-read print, detailed indices of all scriptural passages and characters in the mysteries, suggestions for further reading, and two original hymns set to classic tunes: “Wisdom’s Praises” and “God our Mother.”

Order Sophia’s Rosary today to heal your heart and set your spirit free!

Click here to read a sample of Sophia's Rosary.

Spiral bound format opens fully flat for ease of use: $14.99 plus shipping.
Or choose an e-book in PDF format, which can be printed out for personal use if desired: only $9.99. Sales tax Ohio residents only. Ordering is simple with the Paypal buttons on the right side of the page. Free rosary included with every order!

Deep discounts available when you purchase in combination with other Sophia prayer books!

Sophia's Rosary (plus free rosary), Sophia's Book of Hours, and Sophia's Psalter, bound, SHIPPED TOGETHER, $54.99 plus shipping (save $9.98 on books and $9.98 on shipping for a total savings of almost $20.00).

Sophia's Rosary and Sophia's Psalter (plus free rosary), bound, SHIPPED TOGETHER $34.99 plus shipping (Save $4.99 on books and $4.95 on shipping for a total savings of almost $10.00).

Sophia's Rosary and Sophia's Book of Hours (plus free rosary), bound, SHIPPED TOGETHER $34.99 plus shipping (Save $4.99 on books and $4.95 on shipping for a total savings of almost $10.00).

Sophia's Rosary and Advent Meditations (plus free rosary), bound, SHIPPED TOGETHER, $24.99 plux shipping (Save $4.99 on books and $4.95 on shipping for a total savings of almost $10.00).

Ready to explore the Divine Feminine in your life even more deeply? Call Laura at (937)581-7996 or email lauraATgrimesDOTws to request a free spiritual direction trial session (in person or by phone) or information about Laura's availability for speaking engagements, retreats, and liturgies. Thank you for supporting my sacred work!

Sophia's Psalter

2011-12-01T06:58:00.000-08:00

Sophia is my light and my salvation; whom then shall I fear?
Sophia is the strength of my life; of whom then shall I be afraid?

Deliver me from death, O God, and my tongue shall sing of you...
Open my lips, O Sophia, and my mouth shall proclaim your praise.

I will exalt you, O God my Queen, and bless your Name forever and ever.
Every day will I bless you and praise your Name forever and ever.

Bless Sophia, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless Her holy Name.
Bless Sophia, O my soul, and forget not all Her benefits.

This collection of all 150 Psalms is the first to use feminine God-language, as well as fully inclusive gender-balanced language for humanity. It is both eloquent and accurate, being adapted from the famed Psalter of the Episcopal Book of Common Prayer. The Psalms are in traditional two-line verses which allows for easy chanting with both Gregorian and Anglican Psalm tones.

The Psalms have been the "school of prayer" for centuries of Jewish and Christian devotion, and the healing and enriching power of the expansive language in Sophia's Psalter Sophia's Psalter can enrich personal and liturgical prayer in so many ways. Pray through a Psalm a day to experience the full range of God's loving acceptance of every human feeling, or pray with the one that speaks the longing of your heart at this very moment. Use them in Sunday or Shabbat worship, or to enliven and transform traditional or contemporary versions of the Liturgy of the Hours or Divine Office. Share them with friends, family, your parishioners, or your pastor or rabbi!

Click here for a sample of Sophia's Psalter.

$24.99 plus shipping bound; $19.99 e-book; sales tax Ohio residents only.

SAVE MORE: Order a two-book set: Sophia's Psalter and Sophia's Book of Hours for only $44.99 plus shipping (save $4.99 on books and $4.95 on shipping for a total savings of almost $10.00) OR Sophia's Psalter and Sophia's Rosary for only $34.99 plus shipping (save $4.99 on books and $4.95 on shipping for a total savings of almost $10.00) OR Sophia's Psalter and Advent Meditations for only $34.99 plus shipping (save $4.99 on books and $4.95 on shipping for a total savings of almost $10.00).

SAVE MOST: Order a three-book set: Sophia's Psalter, Sophia's Book of Hours, and Sophia's Rosary (plus free rosary), bound, SHIPPED TOGETHER,$54.99 plus shipping (save $9.98 on books and $9.98 on shipping for a total savings of almost $20.00) OR Sophia's Psalter, Sophia's Book of Hours, and Advent Meditations, bound, SHIPPED TOGETHER,$54.99 plus shipping (save $9.98 on books and $9.98 on shipping for a total savings of almost $20.00).

Ready to explore the Divine Feminine in your life even more deeply? Call Laura at 937-581-7996 or email lauraATgrimesDOTws to request a free spiritual direction trial session or information about Discovering the Divine Feminine retreats, workshops, and liturgies. Thank you for supporting my sacred work!

Sophia's Book of Hours

2011-11-30T19:45:00.001-08:00

“Sophia is my shepherd; I shall not be in want.”

“Glory to the Lover and to the Beloved and to the Spirit of Love…”

“For God alone my soul in silence waits; from Her comes
my salvation.”

“Guide us waking, Love, and guard us sleeping; that awake we may
watch with Christ, and asleep we may rest in peace.”

The Liturgy of the Hours, with its psalm-based prayer throughout the day, is a precious treasure of Christian devotion. However, its traditional masculine God-language can be a painful barrier to intimacy with the Holy One who surpasses all human concepts and images.

Excellent adaptations with gender-neutral God-language have been made. But many people long for the next step: feminine God-language, which adds richness and diversity to our experience of God, and highlights both women’s and men’s creation in the divine image.

Sophia’s Book of Hours breaks new ground with Morning, Midday, Evening, and Night Prayer in a balance of feminine and neutral God-language. It also includes many creative options for individuals and communities to personalize the offices with a variety of divine images and, if desired, additional gender-neutral or masculine God-language.

Sophia’s Book of Hours makes the work of the Church work again!

Click here for a sample of Sophia's Book of Hours.

Convenient spiral binding holds the book open flat for ease of use, $24.99 plus shipping (tax for Ohio residents only). Or choose the e-Book, in PDF format, for only $19.99 (tax for Ohio residents only).

MORE SAVINGS: Buy a two book set: Sophia's Book of Hours and Sophia's Rosary together OR Sophia's Book of Hours and Advent Meditations together for only $34.99. Each offer saves $4.99 on books and $4.95 on shipping for a total savings of almost $10.00.

MOST SAVINGS: Buy a three book set: Sophia's Book of Hours, Sophia's Psalter, and Sophia's Rosary, OR Sophia's Book of Hours, Sophia's Psalter, and Advent Meditations, for $54.99 plus shipping (tax for Ohio residents only). You'll save $9.98 on books and $9.98 on shipping for a total savings of almost $20.00.

Ready to explore the Divine Feminine in your life even more deeply? Call 937-581-7996 or email lauraATgrimesDOTws to request a free spiritual direction trial session or information on retreats, liturgies, and workshops. Thank you for supporting my sacred work!