Grains of Salt and Rays of Light - Reflections on St. Matthew's Gospel: Foreword by Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh

by Gillian Crow

When we read the Gospel we can, if we open our hearts, go beyond the words on the page and hear Jesus Christ speaking to us on the personal level. Dividing St. Matthew’s Gospel into portions suitable for daily Bible reading, Gillian Crow offers reflections and meditations on each passage to encourage a practical response to the Gospel message and growth into a living relationship with God. At times prayerful, at times questioning, ‘Grains of Salt and Rays of Light’ is not a commentary but a challenge, encouraging its readers to think deeply about Christ’s words, to grow in their understanding of them and to grasp their relevance to their own lives in our modern society. Above all it presents the Gospel as a call to respond to the voice of the Living God by becoming the salt and light which, Jesus says, can transform the world. The celebrated Orthodox writer Metropolitan Anthony (Bloom) of Sourozh has contributed a Foreword, setting the tone for this book with his insights on a meaningful approach to reading the Scriptures. Gillian Crow is a freelance writer and speaker for the national and religious press and the author of religious education material and several books on the Orthodox Church. For many years she was the Diocesan Secretary of the Russian Orthodox Diocese of Sourozh in Britain, and an Orthodox representative on the

157 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 8, 2020