The Friend of God: An Illustrated Manual of the Jesus Prayer
Look no further than THE FRIEND OF GOD!
The Friend of God: An Illustrated Manual of the Jesus Prayer was born out of a years of practice and teaching and a generous impulse to pass on lessons from the Eastern Christian Spiritual Tradition to lay people so as to help them achieve a more ardent and fulfilling spiritual life. In this book, Fr. Daniel outline eight stages of the practice of the Jesus Prayer, quoting over 100 Holy Spiritual Guides covering topics like repentance, humility, use of the Prayer Rope, postures and breathing in prayer, and Prayer on the Lips, in the Mind, and of the Heart. A perfect guide for all spiritual seekers to sit with and enjoy and spiritually profit from again and again.
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"In The Friend of God, Fr. Daniel makes the mystical theology of the Eastern Orthodox Church not only come alive…The seemingly unattainable heights of holy hesychasm via the Prayer of the Heart have finally been brought down into the humble abode of our routine, material lives. Fr. Daniel has masterfully transformed the filet mignon of heightened theology into baby food for our consumption…"
- STELYIOS S. MUKSURIS, PH.D., Protopresbyter, author of Economia and Eschatology: Liturgical Mystagogy in the Byzantine Prothesis Rite
"The book is a comprehensive and thorough guide to the Jesus Prayer for beginners and even more experienced practitioners. It includes the eight stages of the journey…"
- KEVIN ALLEN, Author and Host of The Illumined Heart and Ancient Faith Today, Ancient Faith (internet) Radio Ministries
"Fr. Daniel is a scholar, a translator of patristic texts, and a parish priest… he has llumined [the Holy Writings] based on his own long personal practice and pastoral experience. A practical as well as informative book that will be worth reading and rereading."
- HIEROMONK MICHAEL (ZIEBARTH), St. Gregory Palamas Monastery, Hayesville, Ohio
