![]() OUR IMPRACTICAL LIFE by Fr Matthew Kelty of Gethsemani Abbey. Tears of an Innocent God explores deeper levels of faith and ways to pray with gentle strength. He stresses the importance of becoming a whole person by integrating the inner with the outer sides of life. They also tend to see the current suffering as a short-term event. An optimist believes outer circumstances are the reason for his/her suffering. You can gain a set of skills which free you from habitual pessimism and allows you to use optimism when you choose. Your explanatory style is not fixed and unchangeable. They also believe the suffering will last long. Learned optimism allows you to change your self-talk and beliefs so you can face adversity in responsible and realistic ways. A pessimist believes he/she is the reason for the bad things that happen. Brother Elias draws attention to the goal shared by all human beings: to become kindness incarnate, while living Christs paradigm of radical equality and inclusivity. First, let’s start with a little definition. After every chapter, he describes practices related to deep inner prayer, and to skillful ways of dealing with harmful thoughts and feelings. ![]() Brother Elias relives his long sojourn on an island off the coast of Spain, where he meditated for many hours each day. The author recalls his near death experience at ten, and the time when God suddenly appeared to protect him, minutes before he would have been murdered. The author speaks of the healing, transformative power of inner silence, and of the mysterious Round Dance of the Trinity. ![]() Contemplation of the second kind is sudden, unexpected: a gift of God unmediated by the senses, intellect, memory, or imagination. The book outlines two kinds of contemplation, the first involving activity on the part of the person seeking intimacy with God. Book Review by Amazon - Tears of an Innocent God invites the reader to explore the ways of the One who would have us perceive, listen, and love as Christ did, and still does: not by imitation, but through a gradual inner transformation.Tears of an Inocent God - Brother Elias Marechal, OCSO.The Rule of Benedict: A Spirituality for the 21st Century - Sr.
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