Morning Sun on a White Piano: Simple Pleasures and the Sacramental Life

by Robin Meyers

There's a lot of talk these days about slowing down, simplifying, living in the moment, but it isn't really happening. We all talk the talk, but the walk we walk seems to be getting faster and faster, and we seem to be enjoying it less and less. Our problem is that, in search of life, we pass it by.Morning Sun on a White Piano is the perfect tonic for the freneticism of contemporary life. In twelve lucid, straightforward essays, Dr. Robin Meyers offers a brilliant guide to achieving the simple and sacramental life by recognizing what is holy in the seemingly insignificant details of everyday Books. Music. Letters. Children.Morning Sun on a White Piano is a book about finding joy in the present, about reclaiming the lost art of living, hearing again, in a culture that has gone deaf; seeing again, in a culture that's blinded; and feeling again, in a culture that overstimulates and numbs itself. If simplifying our lives means singing the song, Morning Sun on a White Piano challenges us to learn the dance.Compact, accessible, gorgeously written, and beautifully designed, here is a book that is a perfect gift for anyone--especially ourselves.

142 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 11, 2010

Reviews

[Henry Le Nav · Rating 5 out of 5]

There is nothing new under the sun in this book. We have read these prescriptions many different times and places. BUT...the sincerity and simplicity of the message, the excellence of the writing, and having all of them in one short volume makes this little book a wonder.

This is the best inspirational book I have read in a long time.

[Ben · Rating 3 out of 5]

I typically like Rev. Meyers' writing and preaching, but he does not seem to have developed his artistry and rhetorical flourish at the time this book was published. Because of this, the book felt a bit jumpy, and I was occasionally unable to grasp precisely what he was aiming at. That said, many of his prescriptions appealed to me as a person pursuing simplicity and contentment as a religious ethic (though I more or less HAVE to live simply).

[Cristina · Rating 4 out of 5]

this book will cure your soul

This book is a soul remedy, reminding us what life is all about. easy to read, read it and gift it to family and friends.