Living the Prayer of Jesus

“Even though I participated in Reverend Stephanie Rutt’s weekend on the Our Father in Aramaic several years ago, my recollection of it is still vibrant in my heart. The atmosphere in which Stephanie presented the Our Father was most powerful and prayerful. We sat in a circle, repeated the exact words that Jesus prayed to the Father, danced to the repetition of those holy words and absorbed the spirit of ‘Abwoon’ like a sponge placed in water.”


—Margaret Camire, Sisters of the Presentation of Mary





“After studying Rev. Stephanie’s Living the Prayer of Jesus, I cannot simply pray the Lord's Prayer anymore. . . . When common words fail us, entering into the Lord’s Prayer in his native tongue provides a healing balm that reaches down into our raw humanity and lifts us beyond the now.”


—Debora Ellen Brown, International Council of Community Churches





“Rev. Dr. Rutt’s Living the Prayer of Jesus is a heartfelt little book that takes the Aramaic-to-English translations of Neil Douglas-Klotz and Rocco A. Errico a step further, into the experiential. Rutt’s thoughtful insight into this iconic prayer of Jesus broadens our understanding, provides a rationale for our own deeply personal perspective, and maintains an abiding reverence for this most Christian of prayers. I will likely never pray the Lord’s Prayer quite the same way.”


—John Silva, former chairperson, Tree of Life Interfaith Temple