She smokes pot and feels a sacred connection with something bigger than herself. She finds refuge with her Catholic friends and relishes going to church with them.
Yet, from an early age, Lamott rebels in her own singular ways. She comes from a dysfunctional home, raised by nonbelievers who place more value on intellect, literature, nature, and fancy cocktail parties than on questions of faith or morality. This is not a natural progression or an easy transition for her. Traveling Mercies opens with an overture in which Lamott discusses her initial steps toward the faithful life. The pieces that comprise this volume capture both the beauty and the pain of the well-examined life-and all the riches that spring from it. This collection of essays features Lamott's signature style of fearless spiritual exploration, unabashed honesty, expert storytelling, and wildly irreverent humor.
As she puts it, "My coming to faith did not start with a leap but rather a series of staggers." At once tough, personal, affectionate, wise, and very funny, Traveling Mercies tells in exuberant detail how Anne Lamott learned to shine the light of faith on the darkest part of ordinary life, exposing surprising pockets of meaning and hope.In Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith (1999), beloved American author Anne Lamott reflects on her spiritual journey and the often-small moments of grace that have taught her valuable lessons about life, love, loss, and faith. Against all odds, she came to believe in God, and then, even more miraculously, in herself. Lamott's faith isn't about easy answers, which is part of what endears her to believers as well as nonbelievers. And Traveling Mercies is a welcome return to those lives, as well as an introduction to new companions Lamott treats with the same candor, insight, and tenderness.
The people in Anne Lamott's real life are like beloved characters in a favorite series for her readers: Her friend Pammy her son, Sam and the many funny and wise folks who attend her church are all familiar. Since Operating Instructions and Bird by Bird, her fans have been waiting for her to write the book that explained how she came to the big-hearted, grateful, generous faith that she so often alluded to in her two earlier nonfiction books. Despite-or because of-her irreverence, faith is a natural subject for Anne Lamott.
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