Bread, Body, Spirit: Finding the Sacred in Food Paperback – April 18, 2008

This is a truly wonderful collection of poems and prose on spirituality as it relates to food, preparation, serving, eating, respecting, sharing, conserving and enjoying. What a wonderful gift to discover the sacred in life's most essential activity. Reflection throughout life is one of our greatest gifts; this book shares so many; through these writings I was truly lifted to so many wonderful thoughts. In the Book of Common Prayer we acknowledge that "through rest and returning we shall be saved." Whatever your faith tradition, or none at all, rest and returning to this wonderful book is sort of what it means to be saved from the sin of taking the seeming ordinariness of our lives for granted; being saved in part is to be rescued from dreariness and the ingratitude from which it springs; this book is about the possibility of that salvation in respect of life's most basic element.

This book was beautifully written. I fond insight in the words of the author -I was looking for something that worked with me on removing veil between sacred and secular and I found it.

Serious reading...but very good information. I have to really be ready to sit quietly and concentrate. Not a "light" read.

I found this wonderful book quite by accident when doing a search for "bread" (I bake almost daily and am always looking for new recipes!). BREAD, BODY, SPIRIT is the kitchen equivalent of nighttable reading (perhaps butcher block reading might be an appropriate term). I've found myself picking it up to read variuos passages while stirring a custard for a batch of ice cream or waiting for a sauce to simmer. Many of the entries have struck a chord. "Deer Season" reminded me of my childhood growing up in a family of hunters and as I'm a fan of the writing of Barbara Kingsolver I was happy to read her essay "Free Breakfast." Always enjoyable, I find this book to be more than just entertainment as it consistently reminds me of why I love to cook and love to give away most of my creations to be shared by others.

and it is not just food. Humans are searching for the bread of life, and Peck attempts to bring the stories of many together in this collection. Her previous book is about finding a higher ground in housekeeping as well. Many books are available today as it seems writers can publish anything, anytime but as Partridge said "Every worthwhile book contains many faults, and every worthwhile writer commits them." Most of us can cook if we can read but an ability to inspire the spirit is special and can be found in this book.

Great book, and great price!

Insightful, but not much in depth content.