The Silent Jesus
Learning from Our Lord’s Life of Prayer
- Prayer & Spiritual Formation
- Publisher: Resource Publications (Wipf and Stock)
- Published: 2021
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Publisher's Description
Although it is never made explicit in the text, when we read the Gospels as story, we can picture a Jesus who, for most of the time, walked through life in unhurried peace and calmness. So unrushed was he that two people in need of his healing died because he would not allow himself to be dictated to by circumstances. God received greater glory through Jesus, later raising both Lazarus and Jairus's daughter from the dead. But in a busy world full of need, poverty, and sickness, Jesus walked through first-century Israel with apparent ease. He desires us to live in the same way. But how do we do that in a demanding and stressful, modern world? How did Jesus manage it? Much of the answer lies in Jesus's personal prayer life and his relationship to the Father. In these pages, join the author in his long quest to follow Jesus into that most intimate of relationships to experience something of the "unforced rhythms of grace" (Matt 11:28-30, MSG) and the deep love of the Father.
Endorsements (5)
“This book is a rare jewel of wisdom and serenity. It speaks beautifully and simply into the heart of a great irony: so many Christians who believe deeply in the grace of God burn themselves out in the effort to please him and earn his favor. This little book has healing power, and Mike Wallbridge’s personal story is very moving and adds authority to his inspiration. The Silent Jesus should be required reading for anyone in Christian ministry, and I warmly recommend it to everyone who longs for a more intimate communion with the God of love.” Murray Watts, screenwriter of The Miracle Maker “When the whole world is forced to live a quarantined life, this meditative book encourages Christians to dwell in the silent presence of their Lord. It is a life long-practiced and lived by its author of ‘being still and knowing that thou art God!’”
“The modern-day mantra is projects and outcomes, and much of contemporary Evangelicalism is about success and service. Here is a voice with a different melody, forged in a life-struggle with fidelity in the midst of ill health. The melody is simple, yet profound. Be in and with the life-giving Jesus before you attempt to do so much. And being in and with invites one into the joy of friendship prayer.”
“This book is needed—especially needed by very active Christians like me. It is so easy to allow service to be exchanged for devotion to God and silently listening—simply being with God. This is the heart of friendship with God, that amazing gift Jesus gives his followers. Wallbridge has shared his life with us in this tiny though profound book, but the impact of it can redound for an eternity of luxuriating in the presence of God.”
“This compact book goes straight to the heart of the life of faith—we are commanded to love God first and foremost. Mike Wallbridge, with gentleness and the fruit of his life experience, invites us to slow down, open our hearts, and relax into silent communion with the God who loves us and desires our loving attention. After reading The Silent Jesus, I found that the image of good friends or spouses, seated side by side and savoring the view without needing to speak, lingers in my mind and beckons to me.”
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