In 1996 Bishop Martin Lönnebo (19302023), recently retired after fifteen years as Lutheran Bishop of Linköping in Sweden, was exploring the Aegean when his boat was overtaken by a storm and he and his fellow-passengers had to take refuge on a tiny island with a single guest house. While the storm blew itself out Bishop Martin set about designing what he described as a prayer ribbon that could summarize the message of the Christian faith. The result was a bracelet known as Frälsarkransen. The word means life-belthence the sub-title for this short book, which provides an introduction to Bishop Martins thinking behind the beads, and suggestions for using them for prayer and contemplation.
