Peace & Good

This collection of meditations takes some of the words of Jesus and offers a reflection of how Saint Francis and Saint Clare lived those words, and in so doing, they pointed to Jesus for us to follow. The meditations in this book offer an insight in the tradition of Franciscan Spirituality as to how we, too, can point to Jesus with our lives. Each meditation begins with a brief citation from scripture. Those are predominantly from the gospel of John; Saint Francis' favorite...
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This collection of meditations takes some of the words of Jesus and offers a reflection of how Saint Francis and Saint Clare lived those words, and in so doing, they pointed to Jesus for us to follow. The meditations in this book offer an insight in the tradition of Franciscan Spirituality as to how we, too, can point to Jesus with our lives. Each meditation begins with a brief citation from scripture. Those are predominantly from the gospel of John; Saint Francis' favorite scripture. Section 1 is typically a commentary on the gospel passage. Section 2 is a narrative from the life of Saint Francis or Saint Clare or one of their followers that exemplifies the selected gospel citation. Section 3 is an invitation, often using questions, to stimulate the mind and soul to devotion by meditating on the gospel message and the example of the little brother from Assisi, Saint Francis. This collection of 100 meditations follows, to some extent, the progression of Saint Francis' conversion to Jesus Christ.