On the Lord's Prayer

A commentary on the Lord's Prayer that reveals hidden depths in the most familiar words in Christian prayer. Maximos reads each petition as containing an entire theology — of creation, of human nature, of divine providence, and of final union with God. The text demonstrates Maximos' characteristic method of finding cosmic significance in the details of liturgical practice. More accessible than his centuries, this commentary offers a good introduction to Maximos' contemplative reading of Scripture.