The Burning Word Prayer and with all your strength

and with all your strength

"This child has been reborn in Baptism

He found himself entranced by Orthodox churches and monasteries

I should say: one of the very best performances of this mass I ever heard

Doug Pagitt

The Burning Word Prayer and with all your strengthDiscover an ancient and vibrant approach to reading scripturethe rich tradition of Jewish Midrash. Midrash invites us to search the Bible for what is unfamiliar and unclear, and to wrestle with the text, those burning words, trusting the God of the Bible will meet us there. Midrash is a Hebrew word meaning "to search out." This ancient, Jewish method for interpreting the Bible searches not for what is familiar but for what is unfamiliar, not for