The Inner Voice of Love
by Henri J. M. Nouwen
Nouwen's 'secret journal' from a breakdown: short imperatives to himself (stay with your pain, keep choosing God, do not live in the past) written to survive. Raw, brief and a companion for anyone in the dark.
Read it if…
you are in a depression and want words from someone who was there.
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Skip it if…
you want a structured book; it is fragments.
Try instead: Dark Night of the Soul →
Three things you will actually use
- Stay with your pain; it has something to say.
- Do not let your wound become your identity.
- Keep choosing, even without feeling.
Do this first
Read one entry a day; do not rush.
Our verdict
From the dark, briefly.
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