{"product_id":"the-word-is-very-near-you-by-fr-wilfrid-stinissen","title":"The Word is very near you by Fr. Wilfrid Stinissen","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"My wish\", writes Father Wilfrid Stinissen, \"is to give some simple advice on how we can draw nearer to God's Word and let it penetrate us in order that it will bear fruit in our lives.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe acclaimed spiritual writer and Carmelite priest says that all Christian literature and preaching are nothing more than an attempt to explain and interpret what God himself has spoken to us in the Bible. God is active in his holy Word, and he is also active in man's seeking and study, in his research and knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Judaism, the study of Scripture has always had a prominent place, and the same is true of Christianity from the beginning, as can be seen above all in the writings of the Church Fathers. Some modern scholars have also made important discoveries that help illuminate even more the Bible's broad, colorful vistas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYet without prayer, scholarship is only superficial glitter, destined to fade away. Father Stinissen teaches that prayer and the reading of Scripture belong inseparably together, and he shows the reader how combining them leads a person to close communion with God.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN \u003c\/strong\u003e: 978-1-62164-288-6\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ignatius","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51284407550119,"sku":null,"price":23.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/0483\/7287\/files\/TheWordisverynearyou.jpg?v=1788270675","url":"https:\/\/goosechasemonastery.ca\/products\/the-word-is-very-near-you-by-fr-wilfrid-stinissen","provider":"Hermitage of the Annunciation","version":"1.0","type":"link"}