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A joy to read - Rated
What do monks do? What is the meaning of and purpose of what they do? If you are looking for the answers to these questions, you will find them in this book, and more besides. You will be welcomed by the author to the beautiful Quarr Abbey on the Isle of Wight in England, and shown around the monastery with an explanation of the meaning of every place and every time for the spiritual life of the monks. The meanings of the signs of nature are complemented with corresponding quotations from the signs of revelation. The book is written in a very appealing, simple and direct way, and contains some touching anecdotes from the personal life of the author. At a time when there are so many misleading and deviant books masquerading as spiritual treatises, it is a joy to find a completely orthodox contemporary spiritual work. It has a general message that goes beyond the cloistered life. It is not at all difficult to read, as the spiritual content is woven into your stay at the monastery, as you are guided through the places of interest there. Quarr was also a special place of prayer for three hundred years in the middle ages, and the author often speaks of the blessing from the prayers of the monks of the original monastery there. At the end of the book we are standing together on the shore of the sea pondering on the beauty to be found on the island, and the uncreated beauty of God. "It is a beauty unknown yet known: known in the still depths of the soul by the deep and subtle joy that radiates from it; known from the gestures of generous love that come from others... It is the beauty of the distant sky...The blue of the sea is murky and eddying; the blue of the beyond is crystal and still. To reach the horizon, the point of intersection of the timeless with time, we need to leave the earth we know... `Then shall I know even as I am known.'"
A rare and priveledged insight into monastic life - Rated
I've often pondered on the mystery and reasoning of men who choose a monastic life devoted to prayer and service.I've attended gregorian chant filled prayers within Quarr abbey and left with the music and upliftance of spirit dancing within my body and a sense of awe and wonder consumed me after each and every visit, but one rarely gets a chance to share an insight into what monastic life, being a monk is actually like. I've spoken to the brothers of Quarr and other benedictine monasteries in the UK and i find monks to be the most balanced men i have ever met and one leaves a meeting with them wishing to be like them. This book is a rare priveledge indeed and Father Luke shares honestly and from the heart. A truly memorable journey. Truly. I highly recommend it.
