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The Quiet Way: A Christian Path to Inner Peace
The profound spiritual counsel of the 18th century German Protestant lay theologian, pastor, and mystic Gerhard Tersteegen is presented in this volume in the form of short selections from 100 of his letters.
152 pages, Paperback
First published January 29, 2008
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Gerhard Tersteegen
99 books6 followersGerhard Tersteegen (November 25, 1697 – April 3, 1769), was a German Reformed religious writer.
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May 13, 2016
There are some things about Gerhard's perspective that I absolutely love and connect with and then there are other parts of his theology that I do not find myself fully accepting or agreeing with (things I wish I could sit down and discuss with him).
There are definitely things in his writing that I will take with me to the end of time, things that helped me process some aspects of life better, but I found a portion of the book to bore me and my interest was mostly held during the first half.
An thoughtful read about an interesting guy.
There are definitely things in his writing that I will take with me to the end of time, things that helped me process some aspects of life better, but I found a portion of the book to bore me and my interest was mostly held during the first half.
An thoughtful read about an interesting guy.
September 8, 2023
“Tersteegen’s advice was simple. You are the child of God. God’s nature is in you. It has only become overclouded. Withdraw from outward things. Pray, and you will make contact again with God, the source of your being. Forget yourself. Forget your selfish desires. Look to God. Die to your own will, live for God’s will and you will know true life…Dying to myself and to all creation that I may live God in Jesus Christ, is the whole secret of my faith…Our spirit within us is God’s workshop.”
“If you have not a God you can perceive, have a God you can believe…You don’t need to search for God; you only have to realize Him…Love of God is really wanting with all one’s heart to please God to the best of one’s ability…Giving-in is a truly God-like virtue…Nothing is more beautiful than to simply to make room for God...His goodness can far more easily evaporate your misery than red-hot iron a raindrop…To pick up a straw with loving intention is more to God than to remove mountains without love…To be a child is your calling. Listen to no other gospel: in it alone you will find rest.”
“May He lead you into the sweet wilderness of inner solitude, and there speak to your soul like a friend…in the peaceful inward calm of God. It must not be so much a breathing-out as a breathing-in, or a gentle inclining to the Lord in your heart…that innermost nook of sincerity which tends toward Him.”
“If you have not a God you can perceive, have a God you can believe…You don’t need to search for God; you only have to realize Him…Love of God is really wanting with all one’s heart to please God to the best of one’s ability…Giving-in is a truly God-like virtue…Nothing is more beautiful than to simply to make room for God...His goodness can far more easily evaporate your misery than red-hot iron a raindrop…To pick up a straw with loving intention is more to God than to remove mountains without love…To be a child is your calling. Listen to no other gospel: in it alone you will find rest.”
“May He lead you into the sweet wilderness of inner solitude, and there speak to your soul like a friend…in the peaceful inward calm of God. It must not be so much a breathing-out as a breathing-in, or a gentle inclining to the Lord in your heart…that innermost nook of sincerity which tends toward Him.”
June 9, 2023
" In the world ye shall have tribulations" :
Lord Jesus, Thou saidst it of old.
There dark are the desolate mountains,
The night winds are cold.
But Save from the storm and the tempest
My soul hath a cell;
There ever, beside the still waters,
With Jesus I dwell.
G. Tresteegen
Lord Jesus, Thou saidst it of old.
There dark are the desolate mountains,
The night winds are cold.
But Save from the storm and the tempest
My soul hath a cell;
There ever, beside the still waters,
With Jesus I dwell.
G. Tresteegen
August 14, 2024
A true master of Christian spirituality. It's a pity he is not better known in the Christian world. Tersteegen's is a heart spirituality that I've yearned and thirsted for. This is a book I will be returning to time and again throughout my life.
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