Over the last year I've heard/read many people quote Henri J.M. Nouwen and have always liked what I heard quoted...last week I came accross and picked up his book, "In the name of Jesus." I'm looking forward to reading it. Here's something from the intro...
"After twenty-five years of priesthood, I found myself praying poorly, living somewhat isolated from other people, and very much preoccupied with burning issues. Everyone was saying I was doing really well, but something inside was telling me that my success was putting my own soul in danger...I woke up one day with the realization that I was living in a very dark place and that the term "burnout" was a convenient psychological translation for a spiritual death."
I'm hooked!
Posted by ed | TrackBackThat sounds like a good book. I just recently came out of a spiritualy dark time in my life, and sometimes can still feel the darkness, but I'd rather be here, than not being able to recognize it as before and not even know I was there.
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