(Compact disc; St. Anthony Messenger Press, 2006)
This spiritual classic began as a simple request from one friend to another. Fred Bratman, a secular journalist and writer, asked Henri Nouwen to write a book explaining the spiritual life in terms that he and his friends could understand, avoiding theology and technical language. Speak to us about a vision larger than our changing perspectives and about a voice deeper than the clamoring of our mass media. Speak to us about something or someone greater than ourselves. Speak to us about
God. Nouwens answer has become one of the most cherished books of our era. All I want to say to you is, You are the Beloved. To know God Nouwen writes, is to know that we are belovedbeloved before our birth, beloved regardless of our successes and failures, and beloved even in the midst of great suffering and anguish. This, the only audio book of Henri Nouwens writings read by the author himself, was recorded two weeks before his untimely death in September 1996. He is remembered as having said that reading and recording his own writings was one of the most difficult and tiring experiences of his life. Fans will be thankful for his efforts and will cherish what is likely the ultimate recording of Nouwens own voice.
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