The Jesus Prayer, “Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner,” is a timeless prayer that has been embraced by Christians since the time of the Desert Fathers. The practice of saying the “Jesus Prayer” has undergone a modern revival. It is a prayer of reflection and of humility that connects us to God. In The Mysteries of the Jesus Prayer, Professor Norris J. Chumley explores the history, practices and wisdom of the “Jesus Prayer.”
From the book cover: Chumley traveled to some of the early Church’s holiest sites with the Very Reverend Dr. John A. McGuckin, a priest and professor—to St. Anthony’s Monastery in the Egyptian desert and St. Catherine’s Monastery on Mount Sinai, to convents in Transylvania and to monasteries in Russia, the Ukraine, and Greece. The monks and nuns he met taught him how to move through the stages of the Jesus Prayer, and how it can foster an unceasing, and ever deepening, conversation with God. Enriched with color photographs of these holy sites, where photography is rarely allowed, Mysteries of the Jesus Prayer reveals the powerful theology packed into this prayer’s few words.
Father Christos has selected The Mysteries of the Jesus Prayer as the next title for the Book Discussion Group. The discussion will be held November 17th at 7:00 P.M. in the church parlor. The Mysteries of the Jesus Prayer, both the hardcover and the DVD, are available in the church’s library and at discounted prices in the Orthodox Bookstore/Gift Shop.
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