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The Burning Bush
the deepest meaning of Psalm 23
96 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 1976
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Lev Gillet
18 books17 followersArchimandrite Lev Gillet was an Eastern Orthodox monk who wrote mostly under the name "A monk of the Eastern Church".
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May 13, 2021The Burning Bush is a slim book comprised of Fr. Gillet’s talks given at two retreats: the first focusing on the spiritual meaning of Moses’ encounter with God on Mount Horeb as recorded in Exodus Chapter 3 and the second on Psalm 23, the “shepherd’s psalm.” Within each series, Fr.
Lev does a masterful job moving through the verses to draw out the depths of meaning. He gives a nod to history and the Old Testament church in order to ground his discussion, but then goes on to demonstrate from the readings the love and care for us within the mind of God that Christ reveals.
Regarding the burning bush, Fr. Lev writes:
At the moment when the Lord Love says ‘Thou art beloved’ we find ourselves within the very flames of the Bush, within the fire of Limitless Love. As yet we can be nothing more than
wood that is green and wet, but if we pray to God, we can catch fire. At this initial stage we are like a man travelling through a dark winter’s night, through a snowstorm. Suddenly, amidst the snowflakes that freeze his hands, he sees a light, several lights. Oh! Then there must be, quite nearby, a home with light, with warmth, a fire …. Limitless Love is calling us.
Regarding Psalm 23:
Green is the color of Spring, the symbol of hope. It heralds a renewal. He who trusts himself to the Shepherd leads, so to speak, a ‘green life.’ His interior landscape is one full of fresh hope. He goes forward in an eternal springtime. He does not become old as his years increase, because each day he sees and hears and accomplishes things which once he would not have dared to dream of. And this is because he has entrusted his life to the Shepherd. The only way of staying young is to live close
to the Shepherd, for him, in him.
Fr. Lev writes with the true heart of a shepherd (which is in fact the root of the word “pastor”). He looks to heal our interior brokenness and the harsh ways that we all too frequently deal with our fellow man. He weaves into his talks valuable insights for pastoral counseling and spiritual
guidance, but which would also serve in dealing with friends who might be troubled.
Lev does a masterful job moving through the verses to draw out the depths of meaning. He gives a nod to history and the Old Testament church in order to ground his discussion, but then goes on to demonstrate from the readings the love and care for us within the mind of God that Christ reveals.
Regarding the burning bush, Fr. Lev writes:
At the moment when the Lord Love says ‘Thou art beloved’ we find ourselves within the very flames of the Bush, within the fire of Limitless Love. As yet we can be nothing more than
wood that is green and wet, but if we pray to God, we can catch fire. At this initial stage we are like a man travelling through a dark winter’s night, through a snowstorm. Suddenly, amidst the snowflakes that freeze his hands, he sees a light, several lights. Oh! Then there must be, quite nearby, a home with light, with warmth, a fire …. Limitless Love is calling us.
Regarding Psalm 23:
Green is the color of Spring, the symbol of hope. It heralds a renewal. He who trusts himself to the Shepherd leads, so to speak, a ‘green life.’ His interior landscape is one full of fresh hope. He goes forward in an eternal springtime. He does not become old as his years increase, because each day he sees and hears and accomplishes things which once he would not have dared to dream of. And this is because he has entrusted his life to the Shepherd. The only way of staying young is to live close
to the Shepherd, for him, in him.
Fr. Lev writes with the true heart of a shepherd (which is in fact the root of the word “pastor”). He looks to heal our interior brokenness and the harsh ways that we all too frequently deal with our fellow man. He weaves into his talks valuable insights for pastoral counseling and spiritual
guidance, but which would also serve in dealing with friends who might be troubled.
January 19, 2024
This is one of those books that a) makes me wish there was a different rating system and b) causes me to reevaluate all the other 5s I have given.
It contains meditations on the Burning Bush and Psalm 23 (basically two different meditations / devotionals). The chapters are structured in such a way that they are either thematic (Burning Bush) or sectional (Psalm 23) and each chapter is of the length that it can easily be read/contemplated as a morning or evening reflection.
Love so much how Fr. Gillet approaches, describes and encapsulates Love. It gives me Hope.
It contains meditations on the Burning Bush and Psalm 23 (basically two different meditations / devotionals). The chapters are structured in such a way that they are either thematic (Burning Bush) or sectional (Psalm 23) and each chapter is of the length that it can easily be read/contemplated as a morning or evening reflection.
Love so much how Fr. Gillet approaches, describes and encapsulates Love. It gives me Hope.
August 27, 2021
Beautiful. An in-depth dissection of the true meaning of our God as a Burning Bush. The second meditation in the book discusses the Shepherd’s psalm in detail.
May 19, 2025
كتاب العليقة المشتعلة ل ليف جيلليه هو اكتشاف لكاتب ارثوذكسي في عمق رائع
اكيد هدور علي باقي كتبه
اكيد هدور علي باقي كتبه
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