Summary
Carmen Bernos de Gasztold: Prayers from a ship and coral animals
The special feature of the booklet Prayers from a ship and coral animals is that it is about prayers that are - unusual. Except for one prayer, which is prayed by Noah, all other prayers are uttered by various animals. We would say, unusual.
Prayer is a thing only for rational, conscious beings. Prayer is a conversation with God, establishing a connection with the Source of existence. That is why, first of all, man can pray. This collection is understandable in this context. It gives us an experience of the relationship of the animal world to God. However, this is not the experience of animals, but of humans. Man prays through animals, in fact he prays on behalf of animals.
The Spanish author Carmen Bernos de Gasztold wrote a very interesting book Prayers from the ship and coral of animals in which each individual animal addresses the Lord with its own personal prayer arising from its particularity and nature. Prayers from the book Prayers from the ship and coral of animals serve as the beginning of prayer before the daily consideration of the biblical text. The book is written as a collection of poems, prayers, in two parts.
Prayers from a ship and coral animals is a book like a very impressive picture book, with very suggestive drawings of animals and prayers, poems that do not have to be experienced only with reason but also with imagination and heart.
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