The Pilgrim’s Path — From Repetition to Relationship

Prayer of the Heart in the Three Streams of the Church

By: Geoffrey Schmitt

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

The Pilgrim’s Path: From Repetition to Relationship

Sequel to The Way of the Pilgrim.

Where the first volume explored the simplicity and power of the Jesus Prayer, this study moves deeper — tracing how repetition matures into relationship, how stillness awakens awareness, and how the indwelling Christ transforms character over time.

Rooted in Scripture (KJV), informed by the ancient wisdom of the Philokalia, and inspired by the classic The Way of a Pilgrim, this sequel bridges Eastern contemplative tradition, Evangelical devotion, and Charismatic experience — the “Three Streams” of historic Christianity.

Through twelve carefully structured chapters, readers will explore:

• Hesychasm and holy stillness
• The descent of prayer into the heart
• The indwelling Christ
• Breath prayer and Scripture
• Prayer across time and distance
• The Spirit and the Name
• Gifts grounded in humility
• Purification of character
• Suffering and sufficiency
• When prayer becomes relationship

Written from decades of pastoral ministry, prison outreach, hospice chaplaincy, widowhood, remarriage, and quiet early-morning reflection, this book is not theoretical mysticism. It is lived theology.

The prayer that begins as:

“Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner”

becomes over time not merely petition — but home.

This sequel invites you to continue the road — not wandering, but abiding.