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The inimitable Edward Hays, a Catholic priest, recently retired from the active ministry and is spending his days trying to master the craft of being "an escape artist." He last served as a chaplain to the Kansas State Prison in Lansing. Early on, Hays notes that more than two million people are incarcerated in the United States. But millions more are locked up in anger, fear, impatience, prejudice, religion, old age, and death.
For the author, Jesus is the Great Liberator who promised: "My work is to set the prisoners free." Throughout this innovative devotional work, Hays challenges us to reflect upon th
The inimitable Edward Hays, a Catholic priest, recently retired from the active ministry and is spending his days trying to master the craft of being "an escape artist." He last served as a chaplain to the Kansas State Prison in Lansing. Early on, Hays notes that more than two million people are incarcerated in the United States. But millions more are locked up in anger, fear, impatience, prejudice, religion, old age, and death.
For the author, Jesus is the Great Liberator who promised: "My work is to set the prisoners free." Throughout this innovative devotional work, Hays challenges us to reflect upon the prisons that hold us, the addictions that keep us in lockup, and the mental attitudes and behavioral warps that prevent us from accepting our inheritance, which he describes as "the glorious freedom of the children of God." Like the saints of yesteryear, we can all learn to be escape artists who follow the zigzag course of the Spirit.
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Manufacturer: Forest of Peace Publishing
Release date: 1 October 2001
ISBN-10 : 093951656X |
ISBN-13: 9780939516568
Tags: Creativity (1), Spirituality (1), Jesus (1), Freedom (1), Christianity (1), Transformation (1), Imagination (1), Catholic (1), Spirit (1), Peace (1), Anger (1), Devotion (1), Emotions (1), Joy (1), SnP (1), Spirituality–General (1)
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