Prayers in the forest

Prayers in the Forest by Robert Scott

This book was born not in a study or a library, but under open skies and between tall trees-among stillness, birdsong, and the quiet wisdom of the earth. Prayers in the Forest is a collection of meditations, prayers, and reflections shaped by time spent in creation, where the soul often hears God more clearly than in the clamor of modern life. It is an offering for those who long to pray but find themselves weary of words, those who seek stillness but are hemmed in by distraction, those who sense that nature is not merely scenery-but sanctuary.

In the Orthodox tradition, the created world is not something to be escaped but embraced. It is charged with the presence of God, shimmering with the traces of His beauty. The forest, like the burning bush, speaks if we know how to listen. These pages are not meant to replace the prayers of the Church, but to echo them in the spaces of everyday wonder-to carry the heart into a posture of reverence even beyond the walls of the temple.

Each prayer and reflection in this book is an invitation: to step away from noise and into presence, to breathe with the rhythm of creation, to return to simplicity, and to offer yourself again to God-wherever you are, but especially under the open sky. Whether read in solitude on a wooded trail or whispered beside a window at night, these words are meant to draw you back to the deep center, where the Spirit breathes and the heart awakens.

Let the forest be your chapel.

Let silence be your teacher.

Let your soul remember it was made for communion-with God, with the earth, and with peace.