The Genesee Diary: Report from a Trappist MonasteryDuring his seven-month stay in a Trappist monastery, Henri Nouwen had a unique opportunity to explore crucial issues of the spiritual life and discover "a quiet stream underneath the fluctuating affirmations and rejections of my little world." Nouwen participated fully in the daily life of the Abbey of the Genesee in upstate New York -- in work and in prayer. From the early weeks in the abbey -- dominated by conflicting desires and concerns -- to the final days of Advent, when he finds a new sense of calm expectation, Nouwen never loses his critical honesty. Insightful, compassionate, often humorous, always realistic, The Genesee Diary is both an inspiration and a challenge to those who are in search of themselves. |
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... enter in . It is the moment to stop reading , speaking , socializing , and to " waste " your time in meditation ... entering into the depth of your own soul . There you can be with him who was be- fore you came , who loved you before you ...
... enter into the full reality of what that means ? I now see how indeed I can enter deeply into the other and pray to God from his center . When I really bring my friends and the many I pray for into my in- nermost being and feel their ...
... entering with me into the experience with which spirituality deals will any real learning take place . That does not ... enter into the world of praying men and women and dis- cover the power and beauty of prayer from within . All this ...