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Description
You are the fountain of life, light, and all grace and truth
Use this book as a daily guide in your walk with God and it will enrich you in a multitude of ways. --Michael A G Haykin
The hearts of the first Christians beat with praise for Christ. The strength of their devotion is remarkable, considering the times of uncertainty and persecution in which they lived. Despite all of this, the early church flourished, sustained by the God to whom they prayed.
Christians today have a lot to learn from the devotional life of the early church. In Fount of Heaven, a collection of carefully selected prayers from the first six centuries of the church, we can pray with our spiritual forefathers. Prayers from luminaries such as Clement of Rome, Irenaeus, and Augustine are arranged by theme to reveal the right prayer for the moment. The prayers have been slightly updated to read more easily, but they retain their joy and mystery. As we turn to the prayers of the first Christians, we can return to the foundations of our own faith.
Contributors
- Adæus and Maris (C. 200)
- Ambrose of Milan (340–397)
- Anatolius of Constantinople (Died 458)
- Apostolic Constitutions (C. 380)
- Arnobius (Died 330)
- Athenogenes (Died 305)
- Augustine of Hippo (354–430)
- Ausonius (310–395)
- Basil of Caesarea (330–379)
- John Cassian (360–430)
- John Chrysostom (345–407)
- Clement of Alexandria (150–215)
- Clement of Rome (35–101)
- Cyril of Jerusalem (315–386)
- The Didache (First Century)
- Ephraim the Syrian (306–373)
- Eusebius (260–340)
- Gregory Nazianzen (325–389)
- Gregory of Nyssa (335–395)
- Hilary of Poitiers (300–367)
- Irenaeus of Lyons (130–200)
- Lactantius (230–325)
- Melito of Sardis (Died 180)
- Methodius of Olympia (Died 311)
- Odes of Solomon (C. 125)
- Paulinus Pellaeus (377–461)
- Polycarp (69–155)
- Pseudo-Macarius Serapion Scholasticus (Died 370)
- Shamuna the Martyr (Died 293)
- Synesius (375–413)
- Tertullian (155–220)
- Theodoret (393–458)
- Venantius (530–609)
