Guidebook Volume 2
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.
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