Spiritual Perspective on Books January 27, 2014 Issue

Listening for God's direction

Kim Shippey

Discernment: Reading the Signs of Daily Life
Henri J.M. Nouwen
with Michael J. Christiansen and Rebecca J. Laird
HarperOne, 2013

Have you ever thought seriously about the word discernment?

Try this: “Discernment is faithful living and listening to God’s love and direction so that we can fulfill our individual calling and shared mission.” It comes from the pen, not the keyboard, of Henri J. M. Nouwen (1932–1996). Nouwen couldn’t type or handle e-mail, but almost every day wrote personal letters in a beautiful calligraphic script.

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