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CLOSED FOR RENOVATION
On the Road to Emmaus
A Spiritual Guide of the Holy Land Towards a Permanent Pilgrimage
Closed for Renovation — On the Road to Emmaus
Closed for Renovation – On the Road to Emmaus is more than a guide to the Holy Land. It is an invitation to become a pilgrim rather than simply a visitor—to encounter the places of the Bible through Scripture, history, reflection, and prayer.
Drawing on Peter E. Sabella’s more than two decades of experience guiding Christian pilgrims through the Holy Land, the book accompanies the reader through places associated with the life and ministry of Jesus and the biblical story. Each location becomes an opportunity not only to understand what happened there, but to reflect on what that place and its message can mean in our lives today.
Although written as a companion for those traveling through the Holy Land, Closed for Renovation does not require a plane ticket. It can also be read at home, individually or in groups, and used for retreats, Bible study, meditation, and spiritual reflection. In this way, the journey to the Holy Land can also become an inward journey—a continuing encounter with Scripture, faith, and the call to renewal.
The road to Emmaus is ultimately more than a road on a map. It is a journey of recognition, transformation, and discovering Christ walking beside us.
WHAT CHURCH LEADERS HAVE SAID:
The present volume by Peter Sabella is a guidebook with a difference. The reader is confronted with the thought provoking and the deeply emotional challenges of the holy places, the history of the moving events associated with the life and sufferings of Jesus Christ. This is done by selected passages from the Word of God, thoughtful reflections and questions, instructions and prayers, all signposts as it were, aiding the pilgrim to enter a more intimate union with God and foster a deeper commitment to practice the faith
Fouad Twal
Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem
(August 05, 2015)
Sabella's book offers visitors to this Holy Land the opportunity to experience it in a deeper way. So many come with the attitude of a consumer, checking holy sites off a list of things to do and see. This guide transforms the consumer into a pilgrim, inviting Christians to a deeper understanding of these places in relation to their living faith. A recommended spiritual alternative to the usual guide book.
The Holy Land shows both the possibilities for human flourishing in response to the call of Jesus to turn and follow him and also the ways that humanity falls into conflicts and separation. This is a book that speaks of resilience and hope in a fallen world. It is one that helps the pilgrim to hear afresh the call of Jesus to follow, which, as Peter Sabella says, comes from letting the time of pilgrimage be one of "being closed for renovation" so that one can "re-open" to all the possibilities of service in Jesus's name.
Munib A. Younan
Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land
(August 06, 2015)
Nigel Stock
Bishop at Lambeth Palace - London UK
(August 28, 2015)
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