This book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Spiritual Guides. The Official SelfGrowth.com Guide to Spiritual Guides is Bess S. Permut. Spiritual Guides are people who have attained a high level of spiritual awareness and use their knowledge to guide people on their own paths toward spiritual awakening.
Spiritual Direction: Wisdom for the Long Walk of Faith is a valuable resource for people interested in Spiritual Guides, and it is available through Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.
From Publishers Weekly
Starred Review. It's a little jarring to see a new book from an author who's been dead for 10 years. Yet these clearly are the words and teachings of Nouwen, prepared by two people close to him when he was alive (Rebecca Laird and Michael Christensen). Much like Nouwen's Making All Things New, this is by a spiritual master for everyday people longing to be closer to God. It is not about how to become a spiritual friend, mentor or director, but focuses on ways individuals can find their spiritual direction in the broadest possible sense. Although there is an essay on what a spiritual director does, there is much more about how to pray, practice solitude and overcome the fears that keep us from knowing ourselves as God's beloved. Many Christians who struggle with the image of a punishing God will appreciate the section on becoming attentive to and working with our image of God. Following each chapter there is a recommended spiritual practice and questions to ponder. This is a brilliant addition to Nouwen's canon of work as a writer and will enrich both longtime Nouwen fans and newcomers to his wisdom. (June)
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This book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Spiritual Guides. The Official SelfGrowth.com Guide to Spiritual Guides is Bess S. Permut. Bess is a graduate student of psychology and philosophy, has taught spiritual truth’s for over 40 years and is the author of two books (soon to be three) on these subjects. These powerful works of truth were written by Bess, but all the stories and inspiration came to her from Divine Source. The purpose of these books is to bring forth original spiritual truth as taught by The Father. As she explains "I am simply the instrument they use to bring forth these original spiritual truth’s free from man’s distortions." Bess was directed to receive no financial gain or aggrandizement for the profound and beautiful lessons found in these books (profits go to charity). These books are a Spiritual Guide To Everyday Living.
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