Guidebook Volume 2

$15.00

SACRED PLACE GUIDEBOOK | VOLUME 2

This second volume of The Guidebook is a companion for everyday formation — a collection of Prayers, Practices, and Places meant to awaken love for our neighbors and neighborhoods. Styled like a travel guide, it invites us to explore with fresh eyes not some distant land, but the sacred ground we already stand on: the places we call home.

Each page offers practical ways to re-place our faith — to root it more deeply in the rhythms of local life, ordinary days, and communal hope. With blessings for city infrastructure, liturgies for shared meals and awkward conversations, and invitations to rediscover overlooked places (like your local lumber yard or splash pad), this book is both imaginative and grounding.

Whether you’re hosting a Halloween happy hour, blessing your neighborhood school, or simply noticing the stars above your block — Volume 2 is a guide to seeing the holy in the here.

SACRED PLACE GUIDEBOOK | VOLUME 2

This second volume of The Guidebook is a companion for everyday formation — a collection of Prayers, Practices, and Places meant to awaken love for our neighbors and neighborhoods. Styled like a travel guide, it invites us to explore with fresh eyes not some distant land, but the sacred ground we already stand on: the places we call home.

Each page offers practical ways to re-place our faith — to root it more deeply in the rhythms of local life, ordinary days, and communal hope. With blessings for city infrastructure, liturgies for shared meals and awkward conversations, and invitations to rediscover overlooked places (like your local lumber yard or splash pad), this book is both imaginative and grounding.

Whether you’re hosting a Halloween happy hour, blessing your neighborhood school, or simply noticing the stars above your block — Volume 2 is a guide to seeing the holy in the here.

Prayers

007   Blessing for Home
008   Neighbor’s Weeds
009   Housing
010   Public Utilities
011   Home Improvement
013   Neighborhood Schools
016   Playgrounds
017   Wonder
018   Patience
019   Forgiveness
020   Generosity
021   Remembering Our Ancestors
023   Neighborhood Churches
025   40 Days
026   Resurrection as Inauguration
027   Dark Mornings
029   Longer Days
031   Stars
033   Hosting in the Holidays
034   The Holy & Holiday Season
035   Food Availability
036   Produce
037   Elections
038   Manual Labor
039   Art & Artists
040   Air Travel

Practices

044   Planting Gardens
048   Pancake Breakfast
051   Chalking the Door
053   Delivery Drivers
055   Prayer in the Park
057   Playing in the Street
059   High School Musicals
061   Ice Cream Social
063   Eastertide Happy Hour
066   Halloween Hospitality
069   Local Holiday Traditions
072   Holiday Brunch
075   Standing in the Awkward
077   Standing in the Dark
079   Wander
081   Honoring Legacy
083   Civility
085   Creating Space
087   Pause
089   Lending Tools
091   Giving Flowers
094   Meal Trains
097   Gift Giving
099   Support Local Artists
101   Neighborhood Volunteering
103   Public Transportation

Places

108   Botanic Gardens
111   Art Market
114   christmas Market
118   Toy Store
122   Vintage Store
126   Home Improvement Store
129   Lumber Yard
131   Automotive Garage
133   Hope House
135   Hotel
138   Affordable Housing
142   Farm
146   BBQ Restaurant
149   Pay-What-You-Can Cafe
151   Urban Farm
154   Pub
158   Winery
162   Football Field
165   Gym
168   Splash Pad
172   Classroom
176   State Capitol
180   Retreat Center
184   Observatory
188   Train Station
192   Airport