Friendship with Jesus: A Way to Pray the Gospel of Mark

by David L. Miller

Build a powerful friendship with Jesus through the ancient art of contemplative prayer. Perfect for individual or group use, this guide and workbook helps readers to actually experience events recorded in the Gospel of Mark, so that biblical times, places, and people come to life vividly. As the events unfold before the reader's eyes, God's revelation becomes a present event, and Jesus becomes a companion and friend. In his brief introduction, David Miller explains how the ancient art of contemplative prayer helped strengthen and deepen his relationship with God. After explaining the principles and practice of ´praying the Scriptures,´ Miller demonstrates how readers can use the technique for themselves. Then he walks readers, chapter by chapter, through an exciting prayer-reading of Mark's Gospel, pausing on special write-in pages for readers to record their experiences. In a final section, Miller offers journal entries from his own prayer journey through the Gospel, inviting readers to compare with him and with one another the exciting

176 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 1999

Reviews

[Lillie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read the introduction about contemplative prayer, praying the Scripture but waited to read the rest of the book and do the contemplative prayer through the Gospel of Mark during Lent.

The idea of contemplative prayer based on the Scriptures is appealing, and I found the practice an enhancement to my devotions. However, I was a little surprised and taken aback by some of the meditations in the book. For example, when Jesus healed a blind man in two steps, the author indicated that Jesus failed the first time and had to try again. My interpretation is that Jesus deliberately took two steps for the healing for His purposes, which may not be clear to me ... but I don't see that Jesus "failed."

Nevertheless, I am glad I read the book and did the contemplative prayer through the Gospel of Mark during Lent.