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Where Jesus Prayed: Illuminating the Lord's Prayer in the Holy Land by [Shroyer, Danielle]

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Danielle Shroyer went on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land at a time when she was tired of wordy prayers. She entered a church intending to pray only silently, focusing on the feeling of the place and God's presence within it. What happened instead was that the Lord's Prayer bubbled up, simple, open, and profound. Thus began a rhythm that lasted for two weeks of pilgrimage, as she traveled from place to place, each important for understanding the life of Jesus, praying the Lord's Prayer again and again. The rich intersection of place, Bible, and prayer, deeply rooted in faith, provide the reader with an experience far beyond a simple tour of the Holy Land. It creates an atmosphere in which Jesus comes alive.

As someone who regularly leads immersion trips to the Holy Land, I am familiar with the best resources available. Shroyer's book now tops the list. She presents unexpected, new ways of viewing the places, and she centers it entirely around a conversation with Jesus. Highly recommended!
—Jaime Clark-Soles, Associate Professor of New Testament, SMU Perkins School of Theology

Danielle's beautiful and wise ‘love letter to the Holy Land' brought me right back to the smells, sounds, and textures of that extraordinary place, and it drew me into a deeper connection with the Lord's Prayer along the way. This book is a invitation to walk with Jesus in a richer way, and I've learned from every step along that journey.
—Shauna Niequist, author of Bread & Wine and Savor

Danielle Shroyer has written a beautiful book, a wise book, a supremely interesting book, and a book that can help you do one of the most important and meaningful things in life ... encounter God, as you are, wherever you are.
—Brian D. McLaren, author/activist

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Publisher: Paraclete Press (September 8, 2015)
Publication Date: September 8, 2015
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Language: English
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YankeeTexan-or-HisWife

While this book provided a great preview of where we would go

April 22, 2017

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We heard Danielle Shroyer speak about her trip just before we also traveled to Israel. While this book provided a great preview of where we would go, it was even more compelling to read again after we had been to all the sites. Others encouraged us to "walk where Jesus walked"; Shroyer encouraged us to pray where Jesus prayed, presenting an added layer of meaning to our pilgrimage. Her writing is witty, insightful, inspiring and spot-on for experiencing the Holy Land beyond the usual pilgrim-tourist view

We anticipate reading and hearing more of this new voice in modern Christianity.

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Maggie

Both of these books offer a great deal and are preparing our group for a once-in-a-lifetime ...

February 8, 2018

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This book is a little on the travelogue-y side. What to expect, what you see along the journey and why it is important you, the reader, know this. We are reading both books for our trip in the future and find them both rewarding. The voice here is more of a history major in college who is sharing the knowledge. The author is aware of the importance of what she is witnessing, offers it, and hopes you cherish what she has given you as much as she did. Both of these books offer a great deal and are preparing our group for a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

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Luke Miller

I highly recommend this beautifully-written exploration of the prayer we were taught ...

September 25, 2015

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Danielle Shroyer has written an incredibly powerful prayer book for Christian pilgrims - those who travel to our most sacred sites and those who travel only through the gorgeous pictures - photographic and literary - that bring Shroyer's words to life. Where Jesus Prayed is not just travel narrative, nor is it simply a prayer devotional. It marries the two and is brought to life through fresh and meaningful insight into the life of Jesus and his early disciples in the first century. If you want to be challenged in your prayer life, if you want to experience Christianity's holy sites from afar, or if you want to be challenged by the sights, smells, and sounds that Jesus encountered, I highly recommend this beautifully-written exploration of the prayer we were taught to pray.

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Larry Ameen

Outstanding Book !!!!!

September 23, 2015

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Danielle Shroyer delivers another beautiful book that has me waiting for the next page to turn. Her perspective on the Holy Land and her compassion to write the path that Jesus took to pray. Her words touched me in so many ways and my heart wants to visit The Holy Land before my journey ends on earth. I read her last book and loved it also !!! This is a must read ......

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April 20, 2019

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I loved the pillars dedicated to women, & the blank one! It was inspiring to read and I could not put it down.

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Judy Ludden

I read this book prior to a pilgrimage to Isreal ...

July 21, 2016

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I read this book prior to a pilgrimage to Isreal. It added so much to my experience visiting such holy sights!!?!

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Dr Conrade Yap

Praying the Lord's Prayer On Location

October 15, 2015

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Many Christians know the Lord's Prayer. Many also recite it by heart each Sunday during Church services. What is so special about this prayer? Is there a context that can reveal the depths of the prayer? How did the early disciples anticipate the prayer? What about the environment where Jesus first taught the disciples how to pray? Believing that the environment itself presents profound opportunities to re-discover the truths and depths of the Lord's Prayer, author and pastor Danielle Shroyer took a 27 hour flight from Dallas to Jerusalem, spent two weeks in the Holy Land, by walking where Jesus walked, and prayed where Jesus prayed. Apart from a profound renewal of the spirit and the refreshment of the soul, there are plenty of revelations about the Lord's Prayer. So amazing was her experience that while she did not intend to write anything like this before the journey, after the journey, the whole experience was so overwhelming that she simply had to write this book, to showcase the amazing pilgrimage of faith, and her interactions with fellow pilgrims. Above all, it is a book that describes how she personally enjoyed God.

She begins at Tiberias, at the cliffs of Arbel being moved not to words but to silence as she gazes at the horizons of Galilee, which reminds her of how Jesus begins his prayer with awe and wonder: "Our Father, which art in heaven." Thoughts on "Hallowed be Thy Name" feels different than normal. It teaches her to be captivated by God's presence more than being engrossed with God's presents. Some of us repeat the Lord's prayer like a meaningless and repetitive ritual. Somehow, the glimpsing of the terrain at the Holy Land tells the pastor-author of Dallas's Journey Church, that there is more than meets the prayer.The land, the sights, the atmosphere has that strange aura of mystery that brings together the senses of sight, sound, touch, smell, taste, and wonder. Even the air molecules have a certain fullness in them to be experienced in order to be believed. At the house Church of St Peters in Capernaum, Shroyer reflects on the very place Jesus went to when John the Baptist was arrested. Far from the city, this "hometown of Jesus" reminds the author of "Give us this day" and the simple lifestyle of the rural town. Asking for this one day to be received with gratitude, one learns before the petition to be grateful for whatever that already had been given: The day. At the seven springs, also known as Tabgha, the author experiences peace, quietness, and fullness. Even when we come to the place feeling empty and hungry, like the feeding of the 4000 there is a kind of feeding at that place that leads to joy overflowing, just like the basketfuls of leftovers. At the Church of the Beatitudes, she thinks of "Thy kingdom comes" as she marvels at the landscaped grounds, the octagonal designs, and especially the restricted places that mark out areas where visitors are not to step into. It brings to mind the series of beatitudes that expresses both "openness and tension." At the Church of St Peter's Primary which is built near the shorelines where Jesus had breakfast with his disciples after the Resurrection, it symbolizes the place of redemption, where Peter was reinstated. The prayer "On earth as it is in heaven" brings about heavenly blessings on earthy grounds. While the Lord's Prayer is also seen as a prayer of petition, it is more about holy structuring of the way we ask. If Jesus' time on earth is about bringing heaven to earth, we are called to continue in this ministry.

When looking out the window of a sanctuary at Duc in Altrum, Shroyer observes the eight pillars, each symbolizing a named woman in the Gospels. The eighth one was left unmarked to represent all the women who served Jesus in the Church. It was such a tangible moment that leaves the author mesmerized by the way it brings together the community of women. Extrapolating from this, she thinks about the Lord's Prayer being a communal prayer, with an emphasis on "us." At the Western entrance of the Jezreel Valley of Lower Galilee is the city of Mount Megiddo. It boasts as a place having 26 layers of occupation. It has a rich history of of takeovers and occupations by various forces. It is a powerful glimpse into the past, leading Shroyer to think about forgiving others, as others had forgiven us. Caesarea Maritima in Judea was a primary administrative center under Caesar Augustus, which was also where Pontius Pilate chose to make his home. A significant place mentioned in the book of Acts, it was also a place where Origen wrote many of his theological works. Shroyer looks at the role of the early church and ponders about the way Church had adapted over the years. With the Lord's Prayer that ends with "Forever and ever, amen," it becomes a fascinating opportunity to imagine how the Church will become toward the end. Other significant places in the book are Bethesda, Bethlehem, Gethsemane, and of course Jerusalem. At the end of the book is brief guide to the stations of the cross, also known as the Via Dolorosa.

Through Shroyer's very personal journal and sharing of the spiritual significance of each place in itself is an enticing invitation for readers to visit the Holy Land for themselves. I like the way each place is described at the beginning of each chapter. It helps bring historical contexts and the cultural significance of that day. At the same time, it readies the readers to anticipate the revelation of things to come. The biblical passages selected to parallel the descriptions of place enable readers to see the biblical importance. The places look foreign to readers who have never been to Israel, but with this book, we have a guide to help us navigate the geography and terrain of the places where Jesus walked and ministered in. With a keen eye on the Lord's Prayer, Shroyer weaves in her spiritual discoveries with the overall praying process. As I ponder about the way the Lord's Prayer can be so powerfully infused in the historical places in the Holy Land, I think about the many opportunities available to us in other ways. We can learn to extrapolate the experiences in the Middle East to the rest of the world. With the link between place and prayer, we can learn to appreciate the places we frequent and to pray with the eyes of Jesus, to be creative in pondering over the following questions:
Where would Jesus walk if he is in this place today?
How would Jesus pray when in my particular situation?
In what manner can the Lord's Prayer inform us in praying for our land?
"Where Jesus Prayed" is no ordinary book. It is a book soaked in appreciation for the rich history the Holy Land carries. It is a glimpse of how Jesus had lived, how he ministered, and what prompted him to pray like he did. While tour books and guide magazines can give us highlights of each tourist attraction, it takes a person with a spiritual awareness in order to look beyond the sights and listen beyond the sounds. This book does exactly that, and I would strongly recommend that Christians wanting to do a pilgrimage at the Holy Land, bring along with them two books. The first is Charles Dyer and Gregory Hatteberg's "The Christian Traveler's Guide to the Holy Land." The second is this book by Danielle Stroyer.

Rating: 5 stars of 5.

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This book is provided to me courtesy of Paraclete Press and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions offered above are mine unless otherwise stated or implied.

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Kelly Burkhart

This is a beautiful and powerful book...

September 22, 2015

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In a few short pages Shroyer transports you to specific places she encountered in the Holy Land and brings them to life in remarkable ways. Her moving experiences at these sites become the reader’s experiences. I was moved to both tears and laughter as I read this beautiful and powerful book. More importantly, her journey through the Holy Land provides a backdrop for her fresh and insightful commentary on the Lord’s Prayer. Shroyer has a unique style that is succinct and thoughtful. This is a book that I will reread multiple times.

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