"Imagine...you hold a key in the palm of your hand. Turning it over, observe the weight of it, the designs worn to a smooth bronze through the passage of time. You walk towards a high stone wall covered with tapestries of wisteria, virginia creeper and ferns. Under the waving foliage, you can just make out the edge of a door..."
You are at the beginning of a retreat, filled with self discovery, healing, and imaginative prayer. Each of the 100 devotions in this book will take you on a journey of exploration into your secret garden within. Inspiring quotes, paintings and activations accompany you throughout the retreat. As each day unfolds, themes come to life in a garden with no containment. Allow the child in you to be present, as you experience some new ways of praying with your imagination.
Hold sacred in the centre of your heart, that everything you need for your unfolding journey will become available to you, one step at a time. Hear the voice of Jesus as he calls you by name, "Come into the garden..."
You are at the beginning of a retreat, filled with self discovery, healing, and imaginative prayer. Each of the 100 devotions in this book will take you on a journey of exploration into your secret garden within. Inspiring quotes, paintings and activations accompany you throughout the retreat. As each day unfolds, themes come to life in a garden with no containment. Allow the child in you to be present, as you experience some new ways of praying with your imagination.
Hold sacred in the centre of your heart, that everything you need for your unfolding journey will become available to you, one step at a time. Hear the voice of Jesus as he calls you by name, "Come into the garden..."
"Unlocking the Secret Garden: 100 Days of Imaginative Prayer' has a constant place on my bedside table and is a treasure trove of daily encouragement. This large book of inspired reflections by a gifted poet and writer brings well needed spiritual refreshment to the heart and mind, its edifying and Spirit inspired words sink like stones to the places in the heart where they are needed and establish themselves as seeds of verdant growth to reach out and touch the broken and tired corners of our beings. It really is a book for all of us, with suggestions for practice as well as reflection, simple artwork and wonderful time-honoured quotes to accompany Jenneth's eloquent words. If you are in a desert wilderness or simply need to be reminded of God's ever present desire to meet us in the garden, then please find a copy today. Like me, you might find it becomes a soul-friend beside your bed." ---Ana Lisa de Jong
"I utililized "Unlocking the Secret Garden," by Jenneth Graser in my group, Crown of Light on Facebook as a daily morning devotional for 100 Days. The book was so inspirational and Spirit filled! I cannot express how each morning regardless of my state of mind or being, I was led to pick up this book, read and then write my own application for the day. The group would often share their experiences as well. At the end of the 100 Days, we held an online "Rites of Passage," for the women who had participated. Jenneth Graser, lovingly participated with us and prayed us through even in this event. Jenneth Graser, is a powerful, loving and prayer filled woman with so many distinct gifts of the Spirit. I would highly recommend this book for personal as well as for groups. It will definitely regardless of where you are spiritually to grow in divine grace and move you forward in healing." ---SilVano Daniel Terrell
"This devotional has changed the way I approach prayer, and has led me to a restored image of God's love for me. Basking in the garden, the secret place, with the Divine Love is so healing!" ---Steve & Lois Perks
"Unlocking the Secret Garden is the perfect prayer guide. Jenneth's writing is full of grace and gently focuses on God's love and peace in the place of an imaginative garden. I've always loved gardens. They are places where I feel renewed and rejuvenated. Using this prayer guide has been a wonderful experience. I love the carefully chosen art, the prayer ideas and the illuminating quotes which are part of each day. My prayer journalling has taken on new life as I creatively follow the daily prompts. I highly recommend this prayer guide." ---Charmian Woodhouse
Unlocking the Secret Garden is also available in South Africa, the UK and Canada or through your local online bookstore.
IN THIS JOURNAL COMPANION TO "UNLOCKING THE SECRET GARDEN:100 DAYS OF IMAGINATIVE PRAYER" YOU WILL FIND:
A journal for a retreat into the secret garden of the heart, including quotes taken from the book, questions for reflection, creative exercises, and journal prompts with plenty of room to be creative and write out your thoughts and feelings as you go along. This journal is a supportive space to more fully engage with the book and may be used alongside or independently of the devotional.
QUOTATIONS: from the book for reflection to give readers an opportunity to write down thoughts and feelings in response.
JOURNALING PROMPTS: for creative expression around the themes of the book.
PERSONAL OR SMALL GROUP: may be used for the reader's personal retreat or in a group context to spark discussion, group creative work and prayer.
This 200 page journal filled with both lined and blank pages with floral detail will be a special way to journey together with the devotional in self discovery and healing. It can also be used to further explore the prayer activations from the book in a more in-depth way.
There has never been a time like this on the earth, and you will find this journal to be a blessed companion of comfort, healing and stress-relief, as well as an adventure of discovery in creativity and prayer.
A journal for a retreat into the secret garden of the heart, including quotes taken from the book, questions for reflection, creative exercises, and journal prompts with plenty of room to be creative and write out your thoughts and feelings as you go along. This journal is a supportive space to more fully engage with the book and may be used alongside or independently of the devotional.
QUOTATIONS: from the book for reflection to give readers an opportunity to write down thoughts and feelings in response.
JOURNALING PROMPTS: for creative expression around the themes of the book.
PERSONAL OR SMALL GROUP: may be used for the reader's personal retreat or in a group context to spark discussion, group creative work and prayer.
This 200 page journal filled with both lined and blank pages with floral detail will be a special way to journey together with the devotional in self discovery and healing. It can also be used to further explore the prayer activations from the book in a more in-depth way.
There has never been a time like this on the earth, and you will find this journal to be a blessed companion of comfort, healing and stress-relief, as well as an adventure of discovery in creativity and prayer.
Some endorsements of Jenneth Graser's books:
Unlocking the Secret Garden: 100 Days of Imaginative Prayer
Prayers for a Pioneer:
"Jenneth offers her readers a generous collection of blessings, prayers, and poems that invite us to slow down and listen to our lives, and then to pay attention to the ways the sacred source is inviting us into new possibilities. Would be a lovely gift for someone discerning a life change or anyone standing on a threshold." ---Christine Valters Paintner
"May these prayers lead you into the deep waters of contemplation where you will find hope and transformation." ---Phileena Heuertz
"This book is an oracle, and a blessed field guide and companion for the soulful journey. Open it to any page and discover prayerful guidance and upliftment awaiting. Rest your heart within the comfort of Jenneth Graser’s consolations and discover wisdom, encouragement and hope as you make your way." ---Sibyl Dana Reynolds
"God is present in all of Jenneth's words as an assuring voice drawing us home, and encouraging us on the pilgrimage, that we might not see it as simply a passage to be navigated, but as a great adventure ready to unfold." ---Ana Lisa de Jong
The Present Moment of Happiness:
"Jenneth paints a sacred space with her words and the ordinary soon becomes the extraordinary." ---Liezel Graham
"Inside, between, around the words: love. The residue of reading her work: happiness and love." ---Brooke McNamara
"Jenneth’s mystical voice teaches and sings at the same time. She guides one through moment after moment of experiences in nature, relationship and specifically with the God who is in our present moments, bringing revelation and deep contentment." ---Donna Knutson
Unlocking the Secret Garden: 100 Days of Imaginative Prayer
Prayers for a Pioneer:
"Jenneth offers her readers a generous collection of blessings, prayers, and poems that invite us to slow down and listen to our lives, and then to pay attention to the ways the sacred source is inviting us into new possibilities. Would be a lovely gift for someone discerning a life change or anyone standing on a threshold." ---Christine Valters Paintner
"May these prayers lead you into the deep waters of contemplation where you will find hope and transformation." ---Phileena Heuertz
"This book is an oracle, and a blessed field guide and companion for the soulful journey. Open it to any page and discover prayerful guidance and upliftment awaiting. Rest your heart within the comfort of Jenneth Graser’s consolations and discover wisdom, encouragement and hope as you make your way." ---Sibyl Dana Reynolds
"God is present in all of Jenneth's words as an assuring voice drawing us home, and encouraging us on the pilgrimage, that we might not see it as simply a passage to be navigated, but as a great adventure ready to unfold." ---Ana Lisa de Jong
The Present Moment of Happiness:
"Jenneth paints a sacred space with her words and the ordinary soon becomes the extraordinary." ---Liezel Graham
"Inside, between, around the words: love. The residue of reading her work: happiness and love." ---Brooke McNamara
"Jenneth’s mystical voice teaches and sings at the same time. She guides one through moment after moment of experiences in nature, relationship and specifically with the God who is in our present moments, bringing revelation and deep contentment." ---Donna Knutson