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200 devotional psalms from the depths of a heart yearning for union with Jesus In a poetic exploration of the mystery of union with God, Psalms for Jesus offers rich heart songs about the intimacy and transformation we experience when we participate in God's love and divine nature. Bebawi, one of the world's leading scholars on Eastern Christianity, shares profound and personal meditations on divine love and union written over many years of joys and struggles. Drawing on scripture, theology, and his own spiritual practice, Bebawi has penned 200 reflective psalms that will stretch our traditional thinking about the perceived distance between God and humanity. The collection explores deeply contemplative themes like: the infinite mystery of God's divine love seen in the Incarnation and the Cross; our shared humanity with Jesus; and how when we participate in this infinite divine love, we partake in His divine nature. In this way, these psalms gently lead us to discover what St. Athanasius wrote in the 4th century, that the Word ""became man that we might become divine; and he revealed himself through a body that we might receive an idea of the invisible Father..."" Stirring, thought-provoking, and full of profound devotion, Psalms for Jesus is a landmark collection that leaves the reader with a truly reorienting question: What if union with Christ is much more attainable in this life than we ever thought possible?

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"""Reading meditatively, Psalms for Jesus takes one into another strat­osphere on many levels. Intellectually, it demands focus, calling one to a deeper level of thought. Spiritually, one is transported by the sheer overabundant love Jesus has for humans. Emotionally, one becomes caught in the self-surprising love for Jesus that has been hidden with works. In reading Dr. George Bebawi's writing, my striving turned to resting in love. This book has been written for these times, for all people."" --Jo Anne Lyon, Ambassador, General Superintendent Emerita, The Wesleyan Church. ""George, a dear friend for a good thirty years, is one of the deep­est theologians and best miners of Patristic jewels. He is a spiritual scholar that God has gifted to the Church, as you will discover when assimilating Psalms for Jesus. New generations of Christians are keenly seeking and reviving the Church by bringing to life and spreading George's experience of God's Love. I will eternally be indebted to George for helping me discover the oceanic love of God and the genuine reality of His loving nature by introducing me to studying the Patristic Tradition. These Patris­tic Teachings inspired my heart and obliged my mind to write my two books in Arabic."" --Hany Mina Mikhail, Consultant in Orthopaedic Surgery and Emergency Medicine, UK (retired), and author of Divine Justice is Life not Death, Forgiveness not Punishment and God, Man and the Universe ""This is George Bebawi at his finest! With Israel's Old Covenant songbook in one hand and the New Covenant Incarnation of Christ in the other, a most beautiful collaboration is forged. These prayers have the potential to make you more fully human by purging the sanctimonious nature of much of our spirituality. Prepare for your soul to be exposed to the unbounded divine love of the Trinity!"" --Shane Fuller, Pastor of The Dwelling Place"

Reading meditatively, Psalms for Jesus takes one into another strat-osphere on many levels. Intellectually, it demands focus, calling one to a deeper level of thought. Spiritually, one is transported by the sheer overabundant love Jesus has for humans. Emotionally, one becomes caught in the self-surprising love for Jesus that has been hidden with works. In reading Dr. George Bebawi's writing, my striving turned to resting in love. This book has been written for these times, for all people. --Jo Anne Lyon, Ambassador, General Superintendent Emerita, The Wesleyan Church. George, a dear friend for a good thirty years, is one of the deep-est theologians and best miners of Patristic jewels. He is a spiritual scholar that God has gifted to the Church, as you will discover when assimilating Psalms for Jesus. New generations of Christians are keenly seeking and reviving the Church by bringing to life and spreading George's experience of God's Love. I will eternally be indebted to George for helping me discover the oceanic love of God and the genuine reality of His loving nature by introducing me to studying the Patristic Tradition. These Patris-tic Teachings inspired my heart and obliged my mind to write my two books in Arabic. --Hany Mina Mikhail, Consultant in Orthopaedic Surgery and Emergency Medicine, UK (retired), and author of Divine Justice is Life not Death, Forgiveness not Punishment and God, Man and the Universe This is George Bebawi at his finest! With Israel's Old Covenant songbook in one hand and the New Covenant Incarnation of Christ in the other, a most beautiful collaboration is forged. These prayers have the potential to make you more fully human by purging the sanctimonious nature of much of our spirituality. Prepare for your soul to be exposed to the unbounded divine love of the Trinity! --Shane Fuller, Pastor of The Dwelling Place

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