Enabling you to delve into the wisdom of the desert fathers and mothers, simple peasants of the fourth and fifth centuries, this work helps you learn from their insights into the human condition and their relationship to God.
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| Author | NOUWEN, J.M. HENRI. |
| Pub Date | 01/03/2001 |
| Binding | Paperback |
| Pages | 144 |
"As he was dying, Abba Benjamin taught his sons this: Do this, and you'll be saved: Rejoice always, pray constantly, and in all circumstances give thanks".Each Christian who seeks God through prayer is continuing a tradition that began with the desert fathers and mothers of the fourth and fifth century -- simple peasants whose spiritual progress was marked by inner peace, self-control, poverty, patience, humility, and hospitality. Desert Wisdom contains some hundred "sayings" of the desert fathers, each accompanied by playful illustrations by Japanese artist Yushi Nomura. Bridging East and West, the simple truths of Desert Wisdom remain as fresh and vital to Christians today as they were to the disciples who first heard and recorded them.
