To Believe in Jesus
By (Author) Ruth Burrows OCD
Continuum Publishing Corporation
Continuum Publishing Corporation
8th May 2010
United States
General
Non Fiction
Devotional material
Christian life and practice
Theology
234.23
Paperback
128
Width 129mm, Height 198mm
145g
The message of To Believe in Jesus is heartening, if disconcerting, for it stands a common assumption on its head.
The way to holiness is not through dramatic renunciation, and holiness itself is not just for the 'specialists', clergy and religious. Holiness cannot be struggled for and won - it can only be given, and all that is necessary is that we should ask. As soon as we cease to strive for virtue, concentrating attention uselessly on ourselves, and instead recognise our weakness, our need, the way is open to encounter God and the holiness of Jesus which is His gift.
'Dame Maria Boulding was acclaimed in her lifetime as an outstanding spiritual teacher. Her vision lives on in this book, written in the final months of her life as she struggled with an agonising terminal illness' Cathloic Herald, 13th August 2010
'Ruth Burrows continues to communicate a valuable spiritual message to us.' -- Fairacres Chronicle
Ruth Burrows is a Carmelite Nun from Quidenham in Norfolk, UK. She is the author of a number of bestselling books including Guidelines for Mystical Prayer and Essence of Prayer.