Letters from Nazareth
A Contemplative Journey Home
Published on 31. August 2023
160 pages
978-1-78622-493-4 (ISBN)
Description
The Nazareth Community, based at London's St Martin in the Fields, is a contemplative community patterned on monastic life for people from all walks of life. Its rule has seven guiding spiritual principles: Silence, Service, Scripture, Sacrament, Sharing, Sabbath Time and Staying. Founded by Richard Carter in 2018, it now draws members from across the country and from overseas. Letters are a classic genre of spiritual writing and Richard has written a monthly spiritual letter to the Community since its inception. Collected here, his letters aim to encourage readers to live out a simple rule of life, to reflect, pray and live with compassion despite the challenges of modern life. Rich in biblical reflection, poetic meditation and practical guidance for living in demanding times, Letters from Nazareth abounds in simple yet profound wisdom for our world today.
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Content
- Intro
- Leaves
- Title page
- Copyright information
- Contents
- Epigraph
- Foreword
- Dedication
- Acknowledgements
- Part One: Nazareth the Place of Formation
- Letter 1: Introduction
- What is the Nazareth Rule of Life?
- Letter 2: Learning to Meditate - Turning to Christ
- Letter 3: Learning to Meditate - The Beyond in the Midst of Our Lives
- Letter 4: Learning to Meditate in Silence
- Letter 5: Learning to Live by Faith
- Letter 6: Living Faith's Daring
- Letter 7: Letters from the Desert
- Letter 8: A Letter Home from Ugo
- Letter 9: Abraham - The Land that I Will Show You
- Part Two: Nazareth the Place of Refuge
- Letter 10: Entering the Wilderness
- Letter 11: Lockdown
- Letter 12: Palm Sunday
- Letter 13: Death and Resurrection
- Letter 14: Staying With
- Letter 15: Only Believe
- Letter 16: Living the Beatitudes
- Letter 17: In-Between Times
- Letter 18: Friendship - The Flower with a Thousand Petals
- Letter 19: Pride
- Letter 20: Perhaps the Earth Can Teach Us
- Letter 21: After the Rain
- Letter 22: Contemplation is Revolution
- Part Three: Nazareth the Place of Presence
- Letter 23: The Upward Gravity of Love
- Letter 24: The Boulder in Your Path is Your Path
- Letter 25: Nazareth the Journey and the Hope
- Letter 26: Living Presence
- Letter 27: Sharing
- Letter 28: Looking Up, Beside and Beneath
- Letter 29: The Journey into Simplicity
- Letter 30: Pause
- Letter 31: Acedia
- Letter 32: Finding Nazareth
- Letter 33: Living with Trust
- Letter 34: The Guest House
- Letter 35: Love is a Moment Eternally Overflowing
- Letter 36: Making Room for Christ
- Letter 37: Staying with Love
- Letter 38: The Heart of God
- Letter 39: You Shall Not be Confounded
- Letter 40: Prayer
- Letter 41: Abiding in Love
- Part Four: Nazareth the Place of Pilgrimage
- Letter 42: Letter from Jerusalem - Inshallah
- Letter 43: Part 1: Nazareth - Can Anything Good Come Out of Nazareth?
- Letter 44: Part 2: Nazareth is Our Home with God
- Letter 45: The Prayer of Abandonment to God's Providence
- Letter 46: Tiberias - Learning to Walk on Water
- Letter 47: Heading Out into Deep Waters
- Part Five: Nazareth the Place of Struggle and Hope
- Letter 48: Catching Covid
- Letter 49: The Call to Humility
- Letter 50: Being with Jesus - Resurrection on the Beach
- Letter 51: The Olive Tree
- Letter 52: The Busy World is Hushed
- Letter 53: My Life is with My Brother and Sister
- Letter 54: Wholly, Holey, Holy
- Letter 55: Goodness is Stronger than Evil
- Letter 56: 'Here I Am'
- Letter 57: Waiting
- Letter 58: To Be Born
- Letter 59: Learning to Empty
- Letter 60: A Letter from Emma Bresslaw - Finding Nazareth
- Letter 61: A Contemplative Journey Home
- The Lampedusa Cross
- Epilogue: Making Room for Us All to Belong
- Acknowledgements of Sources
