P Women live uniquely demanding lives as providers managers caretakers and amidst those many roles both chosen and cast upon them the individual spirit sometimes loses her voice. To awaken this voice Martha Bourlakas began a group for women in the Diocese of Southwestern Virginia called ampldquoOur One Wordamprdquo to pray about and observe the secular holy and personal significance of one word each week. This simple goal affects participants in profound ways and now Bourlakas shares their practice with the rest of us in book form. She provides a structure and resource for those who want to start a group as well as meditation for anyone who wants to expand her or his own spiritual horizons. The book encompasses words Bourlakas has offered to groups in the weekly format and at weekend retreats. Each chapter focuses on a different word such as Joy Heart Change. There are brief quotations from religious texts literature music etc. that explicate the word combined with her own perspective. IOur One WordI offers a way for individuals or groups to cultivate a hospitable constant presence modeling the power of the Holy Spirit in our livesampmdasha way to celebrate pray just be. P