The Jesus Prayer: Becoming Brilliantly Luminous

The Jesus Prayer: Becoming Brilliantly Luminous

To pray is to unite with God in faith and trust. To pray the Jesus Prayer is to enter into the life and times of Jesus himself, and the two thousand year history of the Desert Fathers and Mothers who called upon the Lord's mercy in their ascetic struggle. This small book is a testament to the gift of prayer, a grace that purifies the heart and sanctifies life that we may partake of the divine nature. Drawing on the wisdom of saints, the Fathers of The Philokalia , witnesses to the prayer's power in more recent times, and personal testimony, the author brings the Jesus Prayer into your life today. This book is no theological giant - it is a gentle offering, a simple guide to embracing a gift you may not yet know is yours in the Jesus Prayer - one that will awaken newness in Christ, restore you to the image of God, and draw ever closer to the very heart of the Christian Gospel: the brilliantly luminous union with God.