Charles E. Irvin: Entering the Heart of God - Praying the Lord's Prayer in Our Day
Entering the Heart of God
Praying the Lord's Prayer in Our Day
Charles E. Irvin
- Pages:
- 324
- Dimensions:
- 6X9
- Category:
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RELIGION - Christian General
- Type:
- Paperback
- ISBN:
- 1597814261
- Price:
- 18.99
Book Summary
Behind each of the words and phrases in the Lord's Prayer lies a rich array of concepts. Take the first word, for instance. Have we spent much time meditating on the word "Our"? Most of us probably have not. But we should. Jesus selected every word deliberately. Perhaps we should spend some equally deliberate time meditating on His choice and why He placed it as the first word of the prayer He taught His disciples. What does it mean to ask that God's kingdom come here on earth? The last two phrases are somewhat mysterious. Would God lead us into temptation? How does God deliver us from evil? The meditations in this book are designed to answer these questions and increase your awareness about what Jesus was teaching us when we pray His beautiful prayer.
Author Profile
"Fr. Charlie," as he is known, was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on January 6, 1933. He was raised and educated there, graduating from the University of Michigan's Law School. After a brief career as an attorney he entered the seminary and was ordained a priest in 1967. Shortly thereafter he began an eleven-year ministry at St. Mary's Student Chapel in Ann Arbor. A rich variety of ministries followed including appointments to many advisory positions in the Church and three other pastorates. In the early 1970s he began writing columns for several Catholic newspapers in Michigan. In 1999 he was appointed founding editor of Faith magazine, published by the Diocese of Lansing, Michigan. Today the magazine serves seven dioceses (circulation 325,000). Fr. Charlie lives in "active retirement" in DeWitt, Michigan, on the grounds of St. Francis Retreat Center and has traveled extensively, including five pilgrimages in Europe and the Holy Land.
