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This spiritual classic began as a simple request from one friend to another. Fred Bratman, a secular journalist and writer, asked friend and reowned author Heri Nouwen to write a book explaining the spiritual life in terms that he and his friends could understand, avoiding theology and technical language. "Speak to us about a vision larger than our changing perpectives and about a voice deeper than the clamorings of our mass media. Speak to us about something or someone greater than ourselves. Speak to us ...about God."
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This book was written to explain the essence of the spiritual life to Nouwen's secular, journalist friend. Nouwen doubts the intended effect was realized, but the book has encouraged many Christians' journeys. In search of "the most intimate truth about all human beings," Nouwen concludes that "you are the beloved" is the best formulation. The subsequent chapters break down the major ways in which our beloved state should be understood and practical tips on internalizing the truth. This book is a real treasure that challenges us to change the way that we view ourselves. Rather than believing we're unacceptable and unlovable, Nouwen is quick to say that we are beloved of God from before the world was created. Our fundamental identity is that of being blessed and not cursed as we often come to believe. This identity is so important that Nouwen asserts it should permeate every moment of our existence. He explains it best:
"When our deepest truth is that we are the Beloved and when our greatest joy and peace come from fully claiming that truth, it follows that this has to become visible and tangible in the ways we eat and drink, talk and love, play and work."
This book should not only be read. The underlying truths desperately need to be internalized by countless people who know God but fail to operate under the blessings freely offered.
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