Enfolded in Christ: The Inner Life of the Priest

Enfolded in Christ helps priests develop a healthy spiritual life to sustain them through the demands of their calling. The author draws on extensive experience in pastoral supervision and spiritual direction to help priests cultivate spiritual practices that will nurture awareness of Christ, sustain holy living and foster personal well-being. John-Francis shares his insights with great care and beauty. What emerges in this book is the distilled wisdom of long experience as a priest, pastor and spiritual director. I commend it wholeheartedly. John-Francis Friendship’s wise, engaging and emotionally intelligent book is a timely reminder that prayer lies at the heart of the priestly life, and from that all else flows. John-Francis Friendship’s deep thinking and reflection in these pages will help those whoseek to journey and grow in their relationship with God. This is a very welcome and insightful book bringing John-Francis’ depth of wisdom and experience for those preparing for and in their early years of ordained ministry. I was personally delighted and challenged by his insights after many years of ordained ministry. Fr John-Francis has given us a gift as he speaks from the heart and with gentle wisdom about the joys and challenges facing those who consecrate their lives to Jesus as his priests. So often the pressures of priestly ministry collide with the wellsprings of prayer that must sustain a priest. Steeped in tradition and in contemporary understanding alike, Fr John-Francis offers practical guidance and profound encouragement. This is a book for every Christian called, in John-Francis’s words, to ‘live out their Baptismal promises; to deepen the conversion of their heart to Christ’. It reflects hard won and faithful experience and offers itself as a valuable companion to all who choose to walk that narrow and blessed way. Enfolded in Christ is a book about priesthood with a difference. Instead of focusing on ministry, it helps priests develop a healthy spiritual life to sustain them through the demands of their calling.John-Francis Friendship draws on extensive experience in pastoral supervision and spiritual direction to help priests cultivate spiritual practices and habits that will nurture a priests''s relationship with Christ, sustain holy living and foster personal well-being. In a series of reflections based on the charges in the ordination service, he explores a range of topics including:•Growing in holiness •The call to wholeness •Keeping prayer fresh •Preparing for the Eucharist •Healthy relationships

• | Author: John-Francis Friendship
• | Publisher: Canterbury Press Norwich
• | Publication Date: May 30, 2018
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9781786220462
• | ISBN-10: 1786220466