John Paul Thomas

Our Father: The Lord's Prayer as a School of Desire (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

In the depths of every human heart lies a longing for something morea desire that only God can fulfill. Yet our desires are often disordered, leading us away from rather than toward our Creator. How do we align our deepest yearnings with God's perfect will?

In this profound spiritual work, you will discover the Lord's Prayer as more than a formula of wordsit is a divine pathway of transformation, a school that reshapes our desires according to the heart of God. Drawing from the rich insights of Saints Augustine and Thomas Aquinas, this meditation guides readers through each petition of the prayer Jesus taught, uncovering its power to reorder our souls toward their ultimate purpose: eternal communion with God.

Our Father: The Lord's Prayer as a School of Desire invites you to:

• Discover why the Lord's Prayer contains everything we should rightfully desire and in the perfect order
• Understand how each petition aligns with a Gift of the Holy Spirit and one of the Beatitudes
• Learn to make this prayer truly your own, allowing it to sanctify your mind, will, and desires
• Experience the freedom that comes when our prayers reflect God's desires for us rather than our own limited vision

Whether you've recited these sacred words countless times or are encountering their depth anew, this book will transform your understanding of prayer itselfnot as a means of changing God's will, but as the path by which God changes us.

Begin the journey of allowing the prayer Christ taught to form you into the person God created you to be, where every desire of your heart glorifies Him and leads you to perfect beatitude.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: My Catholic Life!
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Juni 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798231189748
• Artikelnr.: 74350190

Autorenporträt

"John Paul Thomas" is the pen name this Catholic priest chose in honor of the Apostles Saints John and Thomas and the great evangelist Saint Paul. This name also evokes the memory of the great Pope Saint John Paul II.

John is the beloved apostle who sought out a deeply personal and intimate relationship with his Savior. Hopefully the writings in this book point us all to a deeply personal and intimate relationship with our God. May John be a model of this intimacy and love.

Thomas is also a beloved apostle and close friend of Jesus but is well known for his lack of faith in Jesus' resurrection. Though he ultimately entered into a profound faith crying out, "my Lord and my God," he is given to us as a model of our own weakness of faith. Thomas should inspire us to always return to faith when we realize we have doubted.

As a Pharisee, Paul severely persecuted the early Christian Church. However, after going through a powerful conversion, he went on to become the great evangelist to the gentiles, founding many new communities of believers and writing many letters contained in Sacred Scripture. His letters are deeply personal and reveal a shepherd's heart. He is a model for all as we seek to embrace our calling to spread the Gospel.