{"product_id":"seek-my-face-prayer-as-personal-relationship-in-scripture-paperback","title":"Seek My Face: Prayer as Personal Relationship in Scripture - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam A. Barry\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat does it mean to have a relationship with God? Why do so many of us avoid a relationship with God at all costs? What examples from Scripture might guide us in developing a close, prayerful relationship with God? In \u003ci\u003eSeek My Face\u003c\/i\u003e, William A. Barry, SJ, provides thoughtful and easy-to-understand answers that can help anyone draw closer to God.Throughout the book, Fr. Barry introduces situations and personalities from both the Old and New Testaments to show readers the various ways in which people in the Bible--Abraham, Moses, Peter, Jesus--drew closer to God, and how we can use their examples to develop a closer relationship with God ourselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen we seek God's face, \u003cbr\u003ewe find God's grace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat does it mean to have intimacy with God? Why do so many of us avoid this intimacy at all costs? What examples from Scripture can guide us in developing a close, prayerful relationship with God? In Seek My Face, William A. Barry, SJ, provides thoughtful and easy-to-understand answers that help us draw closer to God and grasp the surprising breadth of ways in which we and God can become good friends.\u003cbr\u003eThroughout the book, Fr. Barry introduces situations and personalities from both the Old and New Testaments to show us various ways in which people in the Bible expressed their friendship with God. Abraham, Moses, the psalmist, Peter, Jesus--these individuals and more help us see the many different ways we, too, can interact intimately and honestly with God. In his warm and gentle way, Fr. Barry turns us away from our ambivalence or even fear of a relationship with God and toward a desire to seek God's loving face--at all times and in all ways. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWilliam A. Barry, SJ, is a veteran spiritual director who is currently serving as tertian director for the New England Province of the Society of Jesus. He has taught at the Weston Jesuit School of Theology and at Boston College. His many works include A Friendship Like No Other, God's Passionate Desire, and Here's My Heart, Here's My Hand (Loyola Press).\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam A. Barry, SJ, is a veteran spiritual director who is currently serving as tertian director for the New England Province of the Society of Jesus. He has taught at the University of Michigan, the Weston Jesuit School of Theology, and Boston College. His many works include \u003ci\u003eLetting God Come Close\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Friendship Like No Other\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHere's My Heart, Here's My Hand\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSeek My Face\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGod's Passionate Desire\u003c\/i\u003e (Loyola Press) and \u003ci\u003eGod and You\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 135\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.43 x 7.12 x 5.48 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757954957600,"sku":"9780829428087","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/28de1cebbe1ea9da5a420435e337d98a.webp?v=1780115385","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/seek-my-face-prayer-as-personal-relationship-in-scripture-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}