Prayers of a Young Poet Marriage that he may be gracious

that he may be gracious unto you

teaching them how to “make room” for Jesus in their everyday lives through acts of kindness

Peter Rollins has teased out—as Bonhoeffer never had the chance to do—profound possibilities hidden in the phrase

Benson is honest and wise

Prayers of a Young Poet Marriage that he may be graciousThis volume marks the first translation of these prayer poems into English. Originally written in 1899, Rilke wrote them upon returning to Germany from his first trip to Russia. His experience of the East shaped him profoundly. He found himself entranced by Orthodox churches and monasteries, above all by the icons that seemed to him like flames glowing in dark spaces. He intended these poems as icons of sorts, gestures that could illumine a way for