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Forewordby Pope John Paul II
Translated byDavid Glenday
A little more thana year before his death, Pope John PaulII gathered his closest aides for anextended retreat at the Vatican. Duringthis retreat Bruno Forte offered aseries of meditations revolving aroundJesus‘ words in John 8:12: „Whoeverfollows me will never walk in darknessbut will have the light oflife.“
Now translated by DavidGlenday and collected in this lovelybook, these meditations draw us into thelife, death, and resurrection of Jesusand orient us toward the mission of thechurch. A master of thoughtfulquestioning, Forte shepherds his readersthrough the classic Ignatian spiritualexercises: a day of purification, a dayof illumination, and three days ofreflection on Easter, the church, andmission.
Each day includes fourmeditations, two reflecting on the day’stheme followed by two carefulconsiderations of scriptural texts.Forte concludes his meditations withquestions that provoke deeper reflectionon our own faithjourneys.
Thoughtful, insightful,and nurturing, Forte’s book has muchwisdom to offer all Christians whodesire to follow more closely the „Lightof life.“
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