After his death in 1982, John Main's personal copy of the New Testament was found to have many passages marked by him. He had highlighted words of encouragement and guidance that he came to use as the basis of his own teaching on the practice of meditation, and the selected passages strengthened his convictions on the value of wordless and imageless prayer. In The Burning Heart, Gregory Ryan matches those pieces of Scripture with extracts from many of John Main's own writings on the same verses, enabling our understanding ...
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After his death in 1982, John Main's personal copy of the New Testament was found to have many passages marked by him. He had highlighted words of encouragement and guidance that he came to use as the basis of his own teaching on the practice of meditation, and the selected passages strengthened his convictions on the value of wordless and imageless prayer. In The Burning Heart, Gregory Ryan matches those pieces of Scripture with extracts from many of John Main's own writings on the same verses, enabling our understanding of familiar words to be illuminated and revitalised by John Main's insights. They show how, by responding to Jesus' call to faith, we can open ourselves in meditation to the riches of divine reality; how the use of the mantra can enable us to dismiss our distracting thoughts and 'become like little children'; how we can only truly come to understand what it really means to have the Spirit of Christ in our hearts by patiently and regularly meditating and experiencing that silent Presence. Gregory Ryan has arranged this collection to make it suitable for short, selected readings either before or after morning or evening meditation in the centuries-old tradition of lectio divina. Practical guidance is also given on how to meditate for those who are new to the discipline, making the book ideal for newcomers as well as those already meditating.
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Very Good. Size: 7x4x0; [Reading the New Testament with John Main] From the library of Monsignor John Louis FitzGerald. Softcover. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Pages unmarked. Monsignor John Louis FitzGerald was a Baltimore native and former military chaplain who in 2003 established Apostleship of the Sea, a worldwide ministry for seafarers, for the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
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Very good. This book is in excellent condition. There may be minimal writing on the inside cover or cover page. Cover image on the book may vary from photo. Ships out quickly in a secure plastic mailer.
