Drawn Into the Mystery of Jesus Through the Gospel of JohnJean Vanier celebrates the gospel of John in his highly anticipated latest work, Drawn into the Mystery of Jesus through the Gospel of John. Thoroughly personal and inspiring, Drawn into the Mystery challenges all Christians to encounter the fullness of life lived in close communion with God. Vanier writes: ¿These insights that I share in this book come from the life of Jesus in me . . . They also flow from my life with people who are weak and who have taught me to welcome Jesus from the place of the poverty in me.¿ Jean Vanier was a friend and influential mentor to the late Henri Nouwen. Toward the end of his life, Nouwen left Harvard to live and work at one of Jean Vanier¿s L¿Arche communities. This was perhaps the most profound experience of Christianity Nouwen experienced. The thought and spiritual direction/discipleship of Jean Vanier is available to all in Drawn into the Mystery of Jesus¿through the Gospel of John. |
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Is the world only a marketplace? John 21322 | 63 |
Born in the Spirit John 3121 | 73 |
Jesus came to bring us life John 4142 | 89 |
From despair to life John 5 | 101 |
Rise up in love John 1111211 | 194 |
The path of peace John 121250 | 207 |
Jesus and vulnerability John 13117 | 223 |
How do we react to love? John 131830 | 240 |
God comes to dwell in us John 14 | 252 |
Giving life to others John 15 | 266 |
Birthed in pain and in God John 15181633 | 278 |
To become one John 17 | 290 |
Food for life John 6171 | 115 |
Come to me cries Jesus John 7 | 132 |
Forgiveness John 8111 | 139 |
The truth will set you free John 81259 | 154 |
Do you want to see John 9 | 169 |
The good shepherd John 10 | 183 |
The King of Love in chains John 1811916 | 305 |
Jesus Victim and Saviour John 191637 | 319 |
Called to forgive John 20 | 333 |
Meeting Jesus every day John 21 | 347 |
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Popular passages
Page 211 - Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.
Page 284 - Nevertheless I tell you the truth; it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Counselor will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.
Page 113 - I can of mine own self do nothing : as I hear, I judge : and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.
Page 82 - No one has ascended into heaven but he who descended from heaven, the Son of man.
Page 225 - Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God ; he riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments, and took a towel, and girded himself. After that he poureth water into a basin, and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded.
Page 81 - A new heart I will give you, and a new spirit I will put within you; and I will take out of your flesh the heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.
Page 71 - Do not trust in these deceptive words: 'This is the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD.
Page 97 - For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the spirit of sonship. When we cry, 'Abba! Father!
Page 11 - Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; "but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in his name.
Page 191 - I am the good shepherd; I know my own and my own know me, as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep.