The first, The Hermit , gets us started on the journey, inculcating basic openness to God through humility, listening to the Scriptures and practicing the other virtues. The second, The Prophet , drawing from monastic and Franciscan spirituality, moves us along from conversion and repentance to openness to the mystical life. And it is the third, The Mystic , which gives the reader a quick over-view of the teaching of St. John of the Cross with some helpful practical applications. But Torkington's three-part presentation is no ponderous tome. Torkington Trilogy on Prayer .
Readers can make the trilogy a seasonal adventure in reading.
By itself, it may just bring back the written word, at least in terms of spirituality. Filled with insights into spiritual growth and the options for meeting God in daily prayer time. Torkington writes about prayer and one feels that he writes from experience, with the authority of one who has prayed. The hermit in question is Peter Calvay, who lives off the island of Barra in the Hebrides. The narrator is in pursuit of Peter and his knowledge of prayer.