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A wonderful book on prayer weaving together the Carmelite and Jesuit traditions with insights from the author's own experiences. A good reference book to keep on hand.
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When the Well Runs Dry: Prayer Beyond the Beginnings
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For twenty years When the Well Runs Dry has been a source of wisdom and guidance for people serious about prayer. Now a revised edition makes Thomas Green's classic work available to a new generation seeking guidance in prayer beyond the beginnings.
188 pages, Paperback
First published January 1,1979
This edition
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188 pages, Paperback
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January 1, 1998 by Ave Maria Pr
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9780877936411
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0877936412
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English
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An accessible, pastoral description of one of the movements of the contemplative/purgative classical Christian journey: that of the transition from the dark night of the senses into the dark night of the spirit. For those whose prayer is leading into dryness or seeming emptiness, this is compassionate but clear diagnostic guidance.
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Opening to God is good, but this is his stellar work, deftly synthesising the writings of the great masters of prayer, Teresa of Avila and John of the Cross who can be quite dense to read unaided.
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This is a contemporary spiritual classic for a reason: Fr. Green had decades-long experience as a spiritual director, as well as directee, and he was a serious practitioner of prayer as well as highly self-aware and honest.
This book is a great help to those who have moved past the "honeymoon" stage of the life of prayer and are seeking to understand experiences of dryness, when God no longer seems to be present. His image of "floating" - allowing God to control one's prayer, even when it seems that "nothing is happening" - is wonderful, and very challenging!
My only quibble - which I hesitate to mention as I am nowhere near Fr. Green's league - is that he seems to be very set on only one method of prayer, whereas it seems possible to me that God can work differently in different persons.
This book is a great help to those who have moved past the "honeymoon" stage of the life of prayer and are seeking to understand experiences of dryness, when God no longer seems to be present. His image of "floating" - allowing God to control one's prayer, even when it seems that "nothing is happening" - is wonderful, and very challenging!
My only quibble - which I hesitate to mention as I am nowhere near Fr. Green's league - is that he seems to be very set on only one method of prayer, whereas it seems possible to me that God can work differently in different persons.
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Some religious experience is needed to see where he is coming from. Nevertheless the ideas are very clear.
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A very good book on prayer that uses the analogy of floating.
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A good book on spiritual dryness with some really insightful moments (especially those drawn from Teresa of Avila). Green is an easygoing author (and individual--I've had the pleasure of meeting him), and that makes his prose readable and not too dry. However, I was troubled by his belief that, in the end, spiritual dryness is actually the order of the day for the Christian life. That felt a little too much like throwing in the towel on the complexity of the soul. 3.5 stars.
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Lo valioso de este libro es porque es una síntesis y explicación de lo que otros SANTOS han escrito de la desolación. Lo que el mismo autor aporta, es también valioso. Me gustaría que hubiera un quiz para saber en donde te ubicas.
En cuanto a la estructura está 2/3. Y sí es disfrutable leerlo si te identificas con el problema:)
En cuanto a la estructura está 2/3. Y sí es disfrutable leerlo si te identificas con el problema:)
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