Inside a blessing is a collection of prayers, poems and reflections inspired by the ways everyday life meets the sacred. These writings by Clare Locke are observational, interior, quiet and hope-filled. The work comes from the author's need to find stillness, and to have thinking and listening time in a hectic world This collection invites the reader to take the time to notice their own lives and their own experienced of meaning, mystery and wonder. It invites readers to see other people and the ways we are connected. Ultimately, Inside a blessing sees the world and life, with all its pain and heartache, as gift.