Praying with Saint Mark's Gospel - Softcover

From the rear cover of this 382 page book: "Are you looking for a way to experience God's presence more deeply in your daily life? Through the Bible the Lord opens up his heart to us in friendship. But finding time to read Scripture can be a huge challenge. Plus knowing where and how to begin can be hard. 'Praying with Saint Mark's Gospel' offers a clear-cut and effective way to listen to God's voice daily in the Gospel of Mark. Prepared with the busy person in mind, this book presents a page a day for each day of the year. Every entry features a few verses from the Gospel that lead to an original reflection by one of the book's twenty-three gifted authors. 'Praying with Saint Mark's Gospel' provides a tried-and-true method of lectio divina or 'spiritual reading' that will help you to see how Christ is active in your everyday life. 'The word of God draws each of us into a conversation with the Lord: the God who speaks teaches us how to speak to him...In this dialogue with God we come to understand ourselves and we can discover an answer to our heart's deepest questions.' (Pope Benedict XVI). 'Praying with Saint Mark's Gospel' will lead you into a deeper relationship with God who desires to speak to you through Christ in the Gospel of Mark, so as to bless you with his goodness, wisdom, and love."