Table of Contents
Imaginative Prayer: A Way to Walk with Jesus 9
A Brief Tour of First-Century Palestine 21
1 Mary Visits Elizabeth (Lk 1:39-49) 33
2 The Birth of Jesus (Lk 2:1-20) 37
3 Following the Star of the Messiah (Mt 2:1-12) 43
4 The Holy Family Flees to Egypt (Mt 2:13-15, 19-21) 47
5 The Finding of Jesus in the Temple (Lk 2:41-51) 51
6 John Baptizes Jesus in the Jordan River (Mk 1:4-11) 55
7 The Miraculous Catch of Fish (Lk 5:3-11) 59
8 The Wedding at Cana (Jn 2:1-10) 63
9 A Busy Day in Capernaum (Mk 1:29-39) 67
10 Jesus Heals a Paralyzed Man (Mk 2:1-12) 71
11 Jesus Heals the Centurion's Servant (Mt 8:5-13) 75
12 Jesus Calms the Stormy Sea (Mk 4:35-41) 79
13 Jesus Calls Matthew and Eats with Sinners (Mt 9:9-13) 83
14 The Daughter of Jairus and the Woman with a Hemorrhage (Lk 8:40-56) 87
15 Jesus Sends His Disciples to Proclaim the Kingdom (Lk 10:1-12, 17-20) 91
16 Jesus Heals the Bent Woman (Lk 13:10-17) 95
17 The Samaritan Woman at the Well (In 4:4-30, 39-42) 99
18 Jesus Feeds the People (Mt 14:14-20) 105
19 Jesus Calls Peter to Walk on Water (Mt 14:22-33) 109
20 Jesus Heals a Blind Man (Mk 10:46-52) 113
21 The Transfiguration of Jesus (Mt 17:1-8) 117
22 The Woman Caught in Adultery (Jn 8:2-11) 121
23 Martha and Mary (Lk 10:38-42) 125
24 Jesus and the Little Children (Mt 18:1-5; 19:13-15) 129
25 Jesus Invites Himself to Zacchaeus's House (Lk 19:2-10) 133
26 The Raising of Lazarus (Jn 11:1-7, 17-44) 137
27 Jesus Enters Jerusalem (Lk 19:35-44) 143
28 Jesus Cleanses the Temple (Mt 21:12-17) 147
29 The Anointing of Jesus (Jn 12:1-8) 151
30 The Last Supper (Lk 22:14-34) 155
31 In the Garden of Gethsemane (Mt 26:36-46) 161
32 Jesus Is Betrayed and Arrested (Mk 14:43-52) 165
33 Peter Denies Jesus (Lk 22:54-62) 169
34 Jesus before Pilate (Mk 15:1-20) 173
35 The Way of the Cross (Lk 23:26-32) 179
36 The Crucifixion of Jesus (Lk 23:33-43) 183
37 The Death and Burial of Jesus (Lk 23:44-56) 187
38 The Resurrection of Jesus (Mt 28:1-10) 191
39 On the Road to Emmaus (Lk 24:13-35) 195
40 Jesus Forgives Peter (Jn 21:1-19) 199
At the End of the Journey 203
Five Examples of Imaginative Prayer 207
How to Organize and Run a "Walking with Jesus" Prayer Group 215
Reading Plans 225
Acknowledgments 235
Bibliography 237