Behold the Beauty of the Lord

Praying With Icons

Icons do not easily reveal themselves. They do not speak immediately to the senses. But with the help of a guide, Nouwen shows, "they can lead us into the inner room of prayer and bring us close to the heart of God." Focusing on four Russian icons, he distills four themes: Living in the House of Love (Rublev's Holy Trinity), Belonging To God (The Virgin of Vladimir), Seeing Christ (The Savior of Zvengorod), and Liberating the World (The Descent of the Holy Spirit). Color and black and white prints invite the reader to join in the writer's "praying by looking."

(Ave Maria Press, originally published in 1987, Pp.80, spiral-bound. New edition released 2007, Pp. 121.)

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