Meeting the Master in the Garden - How Jesus Cultivates Our Souls

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Thomas À Kempis’ The Imitation of Christ is the most widely read book in the West (after the Bible). À Kempis also wrote a stunning meditation series on spiritual life. In Meeting the Master in the Garden, translator William Griffin makes À Kempis' prose come alive. This remarkable compiliation presents some of the highest wisdom of the Middle Ages in an easy to read and engaging format. With added material and entertaining sidebars to guide us, Griffin explains À Kempis’ vision of the religious life and his remarkable style. These short gems are designed to be read for inspiration and devotion, used for personal retreats, and shared in groups. This book will join Griffin's other work, Consolations For My Soul, as a must-read for Christians seeking a deeper life.

In this book, A Kempis combines two of his works: Garden of Roses (Hortulus Rosarum) and Valley of Lilies (Vallis Liliorum). "The person who has built his or her spiritual life on praying and meditating on celecstial things joins the ranks of the Master Gardener, planting roses and lilies in his field." (A Kempis - Garden of Roses) See also:
Consolations for My Soul
Thomas A Kempis Set