The author's honesty about the nature of mankind at times is bracing, but for those who are willing to view the Word of God as a mirror into our dark souls will find a great deal of insight here. Parts of this book have the same sort of grandeur and moving nature of, for example, Nouwen's eloquent discussion of the Parable of the Prodigal Son(s), and anyone whose writing can evoke Nouwen's passionate discussion of God's paternal love for humanity is definitely doing something worthy of commendation. This book does such a good job that it made me greatly curious about the author's other layman's looks at various scriptures. In this deeply insightful book, dedicated with proper affection to the author's "humble layman" father, the author writes a thoughtful study on the Lord's Prayer-using the familiar version in Matthew-and adds a great deal of context to help revitalize what can be vain repetition in the mouth of many believers. Like many people, I am familiar with the appealing rhythm and cadence of Matthew 6:9-13 and find it a frequent area of my own personal spiritual reflection and study.
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