Spiritual Journals

Genesee Diary, Gracias!, The Road to Daybreak

This is a special gift edition of three of Henri Nouwen’s internationally acclaimed and world-renowned spiritual journals.

The Genesee Diary was written during a seven-month stay at the Trappist Abbey of Genesee in upstate New York, where Nouwen met the challenge “to face my restless self.” In Gracias, Nouwen reported on a six-month sojourn in Bolivia and Peru, where he came in touch with God’s “option for the poor” and the conviction that “somewhere, somehow, I too had to make that option.” The Road to Daybreak chronicles a year spent at the L’Arche community for the mentally handicapped in Trosly, France, and records Nouwen’s “spiritual struggle to say ‘yes’ to Jesus’ invitation to ‘Come follow me.'”

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Books Included: Genesee Diary, Gracias!, The Road to Daybreak

Themes: Contemplation, God, Prayer, Silence, Social Justice, Solitude, Spiritual Life, Henri Nouwen, Identity, Discernment, Ministry, Suffering

Continuum, 1997

Praise for "Spiritual Journals"

"Henri Nouwen is such an everyman's spiritual guide. His journals welcome us into his life and his spiritual path that are so easy to relate to." -MidwestLS

"The wisdom and provocations goes beyond any of his other books. This is raw Nouwen at best." -E. Rosario

"These journals give us a glimpse of Nouwen's internal struggle and spirituality. Each of the entries is like a portal of what God was doing in Nouwen's life." -Cruz