Author:Pope Shenouda IIIPublisher:Anba Reweiss Press in AbbassiaPublish Year:2002Pages:81Categories:Spiritual Life and VirtuesDescription:The Spiritual Wake by H. H. Pope Shenouda III emphasizes in its introduction that the life of repentance is the starting point in the relationship with God and spiritual wakefulness is the starting point in the life of repentance. The book covers throughout its chapters the causes of spiritual slumber such as preoccupations, controlling emotion, deviant environment, the mind, and pleasure, then explores the motives of awakening like God's love, rejection, troubles,
the intervention of saints, old holy memories, and grace means. It concludes with feelings accompanying spiritual wakefulness like shame and disgrace.
