I really loved this book. It helped that I brought it with me on vacation, and had the luxury of dipping into it whenever I felt like it and taking as much time as I needed to take it all in and process its wonderful ideas and feminine, spiritual perspective of science and life. Ms. Borysenko really weaves all her ideas together beautifully, through story and humor. And I am forever thankful to her for pointing out that women have a different spiritual story than men. We are not climbing Jacob's ladder, but in fact, turning through Sarah's Circle. This book is a keeper, because I know I will dip back into it, whenever my spiritual life feels a little off track.

“Women’s spirituality is as wild and free as that little girl. It is natural, earthy, relational, mystical, embodied, intuitive, sensuous, and compassionate. Slowly but surely, women’s poems, psalms, songs and liturgy are being written and prayed, sung and danced in a way of our own, suitable to a path of our own. We are digging back down to ourselves.”

This is a book I should have loved. I am fascinated by women’s spirituality. I am always looking for more to learn on this subject. However, somehow, Borysenko did not touch me in the way I had hoped. I finished this book, but only because I just could not give up. I was hoping to find that wild and free spirituality and I never did.

It may be because she has confused the Lord’s Prayer with the 23rd Psalm. I happen to find that appalling since it could have been easily checked. It may be because I have read so much, there just wasn’t anything for Borysenko to teach me. That seems a bit conceited and I know it just isn’t true.

I am assuming that the blame for my reaction to this book falls completely on my shoulders. I just hope I can find some book that rekindles my interests. Right now women’s religion as a subject does not appeal to me.