Where Jesus Prayed: Illuminating the Lord's Prayer in the Holy Land, by Danielle Shroyer
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Where Jesus Prayed: Illuminating the Lord's Prayer in the Holy Land, by Danielle Shroyer
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When Danielle Shroyer went on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, she had one goal: to enjoy God, fully present to the presence of the Holy. Tired of her own wordy prayers and theological thoughts as a pastor, she wanted her prayers to be quiet listening rather than incessant speaking. When the Lord’s Prayer came to mind in the midst of her silence, she welcomed the words of Jesus as the only words she needed. Thus began a rhythm that lasted for two weeks of pilgrimage, as she traveled, praying only the words Jesus taught. Immersed in a sense of place, she felt the prayer coming to life in new and unexpected ways. The Lord’s Prayer has remained with us for two thousand years for many reasons. Here it returns to its place of origin, carried deep in the heart of a pilgrim traveler as she walks where Jesus walked and discovers within its words the depth, beauty and truth of the One who prayed them first. “For a while, my prayer was only breath, rhythmic and slow. Then, after a while, it seemed only fitting to pray the Lord’s Prayer—nothing more, nothing less. Just Jesus’s words of hope for this world and for these his children. Our Father, who art in heaven. . . .” —from the Introduction
Where Jesus Prayed: Illuminating the Lord's Prayer in the Holy Land, by Danielle Shroyer- Amazon Sales Rank: #948460 in Books
- Published on: 2015-10-01
- Original language: English
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- Dimensions: 8.50" h x .44" w x 5.50" l, .0 pounds
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Where Jesus Prayed: Illuminating The Lord’s Prayer in the Holy Land, is an unabashed “love letter to the Holy Land and to all its pilgrims who travel there (in mind or in body) in hopes of seeing a deeper and truer glimpse of the One in whose steps we seek to follow” (ix). This devotional book is the fruit of a two-week journey she took with a group of practicing pastors to places connected with Jesus’s life and ministry. In it she shares her practice of approaching these sites through the lens of The Lord’s Prayer, something she found herself repeating often as she visited places from Capernaum to Megiddo to Jerusalem to Bethlehem. We go on the journey with her to experience how those familiar prayer words sounded in varied sanctuaries and locales.
Shroyer doesn’t give us much introduction to herself, but she makes a trustworthy guide. A Presbyterian pastor, who self-describes as “half-Lebanese, half-WASP” (81), Shroyer leads one of the most interesting “emerging” communities in Dallas, Journey Church, as their theologian-in-residence. She is an author and blogger with a Princeton Theological Seminary pedigree and she is in demand as a speaker. What that means is that she is at home in settings as varied as classrooms to bars where some of her most interesting small group ministries take place.
Given that background, one might expect an edgy, idiosyncratic book. But if anything, Shroyer reaches back to some very traditional methods of devotional writing. Each of the 20 chapters begins with an historic and descriptive account of a site Shroyer visited, a biblical passage related to the site, and then Shroyer’s own imaginative reflections on how the locale worked with Jesus’s words to lead her to new understandings. The Lord’s Prayer is reprinted at the end of each chapter.
At times Shroyer can be Buechner-esque as when she imagines herself into the scene of Jesus healing Peter’s mother-in-law: “Even in the midst of miracles, Jesus of Capernaum seems unflashy, as if healing were so integrally part of who he was that of course he spent time doing it here and there…I wonder if the very ordinariness of it, the fact that she just got up and moved right along into normal life as if nothing had happened, was so surprising and noteworthy and different that he [Mark] had to say it was like that or nobody would have believed it” (10).
What we do have in this journey is Shroyer’s open heart and quick mind and her invitation to take an imaginative journey with her. At the end of the book we have also been given The Lord’s Prayer as a gift once more – fresher and more alive than when we began. Perhaps this prayer is the map that matters most – illuminating not only the Holy Land but every place where we hope to glimpse “the One in whose steps we seek to follow.” —Alex Joyner, Englewood Review of Books, is the author, most recently, of A Space for Peace in the Holy Land: Listening to Modern Israel and Palestine [Englewood Review of Books, 2015]. He is a United Methodist pastor on Virginia’s Eastern Shore.
Review Danielle Shroyer has written a beautiful book, a wise book, a supremely interesting book, and a book that can help you do one of the most important and meaningful things in life … encounter God, as you are, wherever you are. —Brian D. McLaren, author/activist “Danielle’s beautiful and wise ‘love letter to the Holy Land’ brought me right back to the smells, sounds, and textures of that extraordinary place, and it drew me into a deeper connection with the Lord’s Prayer along the way. This book is an invitation to walk with Jesus in a richer way, and I’ve learned from every step along that journey.” —Shauna Niequist, author of Bread & Wine and Savor. As someone who regularly leads immersion trips to the Holy Land, I am familiar with the best resources available. Shroyer’s book now tops the list. She presents unexpected, new ways of viewing the places, and she centers it entirely around a conversation with Jesus. Highly recommended! —Jaime Clark-Soles, Associate Professor of New Testament, SMU Perkins School of Theology
About the Author Danielle Shroyer is an author, speaker, and blogger. She serves as the Theologian-in-Residence at Journey Church, one of the first independent emerging churches in the country, where she also pastored for eight years. Danielle is also the author of The Boundary Breaking God: An Unfolding Story of Hope and Promise. A graduate of Baylor University and Princeton Theological Seminary, she speaks often on issues of theology, faith, church leadership, culture, and story. She has written for Patheos, The Hardest Question, and Immerse magazine, and she blogs at www.danielleshroyer.com. Danielle lives with her husband and two children in Dallas, Texas.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. I highly recommend this beautifully-written exploration of the prayer we were taught ... By Luke Miller Danielle Shroyer has written an incredibly powerful prayer book for Christian pilgrims - those who travel to our most sacred sites and those who travel only through the gorgeous pictures - photographic and literary - that bring Shroyer's words to life. Where Jesus Prayed is not just travel narrative, nor is it simply a prayer devotional. It marries the two and is brought to life through fresh and meaningful insight into the life of Jesus and his early disciples in the first century. If you want to be challenged in your prayer life, if you want to experience Christianity's holy sites from afar, or if you want to be challenged by the sights, smells, and sounds that Jesus encountered, I highly recommend this beautifully-written exploration of the prayer we were taught to pray.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Outstanding Book !!!!! By Larry Ameen Danielle Shroyer delivers another beautiful book that has me waiting for the next page to turn. Her perspective on the Holy Land and her compassion to write the path that Jesus took to pray. Her words touched me in so many ways and my heart wants to visit The Holy Land before my journey ends on earth. I read her last book and loved it also !!! This is a must read ......
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Praying the Lord's Prayer On Location By Dr Conrade Yap Many Christians know the Lord's Prayer. Many also recite it by heart each Sunday during Church services. What is so special about this prayer? Is there a context that can reveal the depths of the prayer? How did the early disciples anticipate the prayer? What about the environment where Jesus first taught the disciples how to pray? Believing that the environment itself presents profound opportunities to re-discover the truths and depths of the Lord's Prayer, author and pastor Danielle Shroyer took a 27 hour flight from Dallas to Jerusalem, spent two weeks in the Holy Land, by walking where Jesus walked, and prayed where Jesus prayed. Apart from a profound renewal of the spirit and the refreshment of the soul, there are plenty of revelations about the Lord's Prayer. So amazing was her experience that while she did not intend to write anything like this before the journey, after the journey, the whole experience was so overwhelming that she simply had to write this book, to showcase the amazing pilgrimage of faith, and her interactions with fellow pilgrims. Above all, it is a book that describes how she personally enjoyed God.She begins at Tiberias, at the cliffs of Arbel being moved not to words but to silence as she gazes at the horizons of Galilee, which reminds her of how Jesus begins his prayer with awe and wonder: "Our Father, which art in heaven." Thoughts on "Hallowed be Thy Name" feels different than normal. It teaches her to be captivated by God's presence more than being engrossed with God's presents. Some of us repeat the Lord's prayer like a meaningless and repetitive ritual. Somehow, the glimpsing of the terrain at the Holy Land tells the pastor-author of Dallas's Journey Church, that there is more than meets the prayer.The land, the sights, the atmosphere has that strange aura of mystery that brings together the senses of sight, sound, touch, smell, taste, and wonder. Even the air molecules have a certain fullness in them to be experienced in order to be believed. At the house Church of St Peters in Capernaum, Shroyer reflects on the very place Jesus went to when John the Baptist was arrested. Far from the city, this "hometown of Jesus" reminds the author of "Give us this day" and the simple lifestyle of the rural town. Asking for this one day to be received with gratitude, one learns before the petition to be grateful for whatever that already had been given: The day. At the seven springs, also known as Tabgha, the author experiences peace, quietness, and fullness. Even when we come to the place feeling empty and hungry, like the feeding of the 4000 there is a kind of feeding at that place that leads to joy overflowing, just like the basketfuls of leftovers. At the Church of the Beatitudes, she thinks of "Thy kingdom comes" as she marvels at the landscaped grounds, the octagonal designs, and especially the restricted places that mark out areas where visitors are not to step into. It brings to mind the series of beatitudes that expresses both "openness and tension." At the Church of St Peter's Primary which is built near the shorelines where Jesus had breakfast with his disciples after the Resurrection, it symbolizes the place of redemption, where Peter was reinstated. The prayer "On earth as it is in heaven" brings about heavenly blessings on earthy grounds. While the Lord's Prayer is also seen as a prayer of petition, it is more about holy structuring of the way we ask. If Jesus' time on earth is about bringing heaven to earth, we are called to continue in this ministry.When looking out the window of a sanctuary at Duc in Altrum, Shroyer observes the eight pillars, each symbolizing a named woman in the Gospels. The eighth one was left unmarked to represent all the women who served Jesus in the Church. It was such a tangible moment that leaves the author mesmerized by the way it brings together the community of women. Extrapolating from this, she thinks about the Lord's Prayer being a communal prayer, with an emphasis on "us." At the Western entrance of the Jezreel Valley of Lower Galilee is the city of Mount Megiddo. It boasts as a place having 26 layers of occupation. It has a rich history of of takeovers and occupations by various forces. It is a powerful glimpse into the past, leading Shroyer to think about forgiving others, as others had forgiven us. Caesarea Maritima in Judea was a primary administrative center under Caesar Augustus, which was also where Pontius Pilate chose to make his home. A significant place mentioned in the book of Acts, it was also a place where Origen wrote many of his theological works. Shroyer looks at the role of the early church and ponders about the way Church had adapted over the years. With the Lord's Prayer that ends with "Forever and ever, amen," it becomes a fascinating opportunity to imagine how the Church will become toward the end. Other significant places in the book are Bethesda, Bethlehem, Gethsemane, and of course Jerusalem. At the end of the book is brief guide to the stations of the cross, also known as the Via Dolorosa.Through Shroyer's very personal journal and sharing of the spiritual significance of each place in itself is an enticing invitation for readers to visit the Holy Land for themselves. I like the way each place is described at the beginning of each chapter. It helps bring historical contexts and the cultural significance of that day. At the same time, it readies the readers to anticipate the revelation of things to come. The biblical passages selected to parallel the descriptions of place enable readers to see the biblical importance. The places look foreign to readers who have never been to Israel, but with this book, we have a guide to help us navigate the geography and terrain of the places where Jesus walked and ministered in. With a keen eye on the Lord's Prayer, Shroyer weaves in her spiritual discoveries with the overall praying process. As I ponder about the way the Lord's Prayer can be so powerfully infused in the historical places in the Holy Land, I think about the many opportunities available to us in other ways. We can learn to extrapolate the experiences in the Middle East to the rest of the world. With the link between place and prayer, we can learn to appreciate the places we frequent and to pray with the eyes of Jesus, to be creative in pondering over the following questions:Where would Jesus walk if he is in this place today?How would Jesus pray when in my particular situation?In what manner can the Lord's Prayer inform us in praying for our land?"Where Jesus Prayed" is no ordinary book. It is a book soaked in appreciation for the rich history the Holy Land carries. It is a glimpse of how Jesus had lived, how he ministered, and what prompted him to pray like he did. While tour books and guide magazines can give us highlights of each tourist attraction, it takes a person with a spiritual awareness in order to look beyond the sights and listen beyond the sounds. This book does exactly that, and I would strongly recommend that Christians wanting to do a pilgrimage at the Holy Land, bring along with them two books. The first is Charles Dyer and Gregory Hatteberg's "The Christian Traveler's Guide to the Holy Land." The second is this book by Danielle Stroyer.Rating: 5 stars of 5.conradeThis book is provided to me courtesy of Paraclete Press and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions offered above are mine unless otherwise stated or implied.
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