The Inner | Voice Of Love

: Human suffering and emotional wounds are not obstacles to spiritual growth but "fertile ground" for discovering God’s unconditional love. Radical Vulnerability and the Second-Person Voice

is a deeply intimate "secret journal" written by the late Catholic priest and theologian Henri Nouwen during a period of profound emotional breakdown . Unlike his more polished theological works, this book is a collection of 63 raw, second-person "spiritual imperatives" he wrote to himself to survive a season of intense depression and rejection. Quick Facts The inner voice of love

: Written between December 1987 and June 1988 following the collapse of a significant friendship. : Human suffering and emotional wounds are not

: The Inner Voice of Love: A Journey Through Anguish to Freedom Quick Facts : Written between December 1987 and

: 63 short entries, often just one or two pages, intended for slow, devotional reading.