Discernment: Reading the Signs of Daily Life

Discernment: Reading the Signs of Daily Life features the wisdom that spiritual leader and counselor Henri J. M. Nouwen brought to the essential question asked by every Christian and seeker: What should I do with my life?
 
Nouwen emphasizes listening to the Word of God—in our hearts, in the Bible, in the community of faith, and in the voice of the poor as a way to discern God’s plan.
 
Although the late Henri J. M. Nouwen counseled many people during his lifetime, his principles of discernment were never collected into a single volume. Now, in association with the Nouwen Legacy Trust, Michael Christensen—one of Nouwen’s longtime students—and Rebecca Laird have taken his coursework, journals, and unpublished writings to create this and other books in the series exploring God’s will for your life.

• Spiritual Formation: Following the Movements of the Spirit
• Spiritual Direction: Wisdom for the Long Walk of Faith
• You Are the Beloved: Daily Meditations for Spiritual Living
• Life of the Beloved: Spiritual Living in a Secular World
• The Inner Voice of Love: A Journey Through Anguish to Freedom
• The Way of the Heart: Connecting with God Through Prayer, Wisdom, and Silence
• Here and Now: Living in the Spirit
• You are the Beloved: Daily Meditations for Spiritual Living
• The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming
• The Wounded Healer: Ministry in Contemporary Society