Living the Prayer of Jesus:
​A Study of the Lord's Prayer in Aramaic

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In December of 2019, Wipf and Stock Publishers released Living the Prayer of Jesus: A Study of the Lord's Prayer in Aramaic, an updated and expanded edition from the original published by Tree of Life Publishing in 2012. Referencing two Aramaic scholars, Neil Douglas Klotz, PhD, and Dr. Rocco A. Errico, Rev. Dr. Rutt offers her own Aramaic interpretations and commentary. This "little book with a big message," as she describes it, is designed to awaken the ecstatic cry within each heart, the same ecstatic cry that gave birth to what is now Christianity. Examining the prayer through the lens of the Aramaic language, spoken by Jesus, readers find expanded meanings to inform their lives today in the most unexpected ways.

For each line of the prayer there is a translation and discussion of meaning, sample biblical references and questions for personal or group reflection. In addition, there are sample prayers written by participants in previous studies. Access to the online Study Guide is included with purchase.
ENDORSEMENTS 

“Even though I participated in Reverend Stephanie Rutt’s weekend on the Our Father in Aramaic several years ago, my recollection of it is still vibrant in my heart. The atmosphere in which Stephanie presented the Our Father was most powerful and prayerful. We sat in a circle, repeated the exact words that Jesus prayed to the Father, danced to the repetition of those holy words and absorbed the spirit of ‘Abwoon’ like a sponge placed in water. The sharing with Stephanie and the participants deepened by faith in God-Father and awakened in me a new savoring to pray the prayer as Jesus taught us.”
Sister Margaret Camire
Sisters of the Presentation of Mary

"After studying Rev. Stephanie's, 'Living the Prayer of Jesus ..' I cannot simply pray the Lord's Prayer anymore. From the first time I read this book, heard her interpretation and spoke the words myself, I only need to begin to pray and, somehow, I am lost in the ecstatic breath of my Beloved. Because of the tremendous sense of intimacy of this prayer, I frequently use it in my funeral services now as I understand it as being almost as profound an utterance or inward groan as "Ephphatha". When common words fail us, entering into the Lord's prayer in his native tongue provides a healing balm that reaches down into our raw humanity and lifts us beyond the now.”
Rev. Dobora Ellen Brown
nternational Council of Community Churches, ICCC

“Rev. Dr. Rutt’s Living the Prayer of Jesus: A Study of the Lord's Prayer in Aramaic is a heart-felt little book that takes the Aramaic-to-English translations of Neil Douglas-Klotz and Rocco A. Errico a step further, into the experiential. Rutt’s thoughtful insight into this iconic prayer of Jesus broadens our understanding, provides a rationale for our own deeply personal perspective, and maintains an abiding reverence for this most Christian of prayers. I will likely never pray the Lord’s Prayer quite the same way.”
John Silva
Former Chairperson, Tree of Life Interfaith Temple