Love, Henri: Letters on the Spiritual Life

Seven million copies of his books in print! This collection of over 100 unpublished letters from the bestselling author of such spiritual classics as The Return of the Prodigal Son and The Wounded Healer offers deep spiritual insight into human experience, intimacy, brokeness, and mercy.

Over the course of his life, Henri Nouwen wrote thousands of letters to friends, acquaintances, parishioners, students, and readers of his work all around the world. He corresponded in English, Dutch, German, French, and Spanish, and took great care to store and archive the letters decade after decade. He believed that a thoughtful letter written in love could truly change someone's life. Many people looked to Nouwen as a long distance spiritual advisor. 

Love, Henri consists of over a hundred letters that stretch from the earliest years of Henri's career up through his last 10 years at L'Arche Daybreak. Rich in spiritual insights the letters highlight a number themes that emerged in both Henri's work over the years, including vocation, solitude, prayer, suffering, and perseverance in difficult times. These deeply spiritual letters, sometimes poignant, sometimes funny, ulimately demonstrate the rich value of communicating with God through others.

• You Are the Beloved: Daily Meditations for Spiritual Living
• The Inner Voice of Love: A Journey Through Anguish to Freedom
• Following Jesus: Finding Our Way Home in an Age of Anxiety
• The Return of the Prodigal Son Anniversary Edition: A Special Two-in-One Volume, including Home Tonight
• Discernment: Reading the Signs of Daily Life
• Life of the Beloved: Spiritual Living in a Secular World
• The Beautiful No: And Other Tales of Trial, Transcendence, and Transformation
• The Way of the Heart: Connecting with God Through Prayer, Wisdom, and Silence
• Reaching Out: The Three Movements of the Spiritual Life
• The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming