The Inner Voice of Love: A Journey Through Anguish to Freedom

Written by Henri J. M. Nouwen

Narrated by Murray Bodo O.F.M.

"This book is my secret journal," Nouwen writes. At first, he had no intention of sharing this personal diary of the dark and difficult months when he felt all meaning in his life was missing and all ahead seemed a dark, bottomless abyss. In spite of his inner turmoil, Nouwen recorded the descent into his heart in these 63 journal entries.

Friends persuaded him that sharing his painful soul-searching might help others who also struggle to embrace life with joy.

Throughout his life, Nouwen longed for deeper relationships with others and with God. "Do not hesitate to love and to love deeply," he urges. While your heart may break, he says, you will then have a choice—to become bitter or to stand in your pain and become fruitful with God as the spiritual guide of your life. The inner voice is a voice of love.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Franciscan Media
• Release date: Nov 17, 2010
• ISBN: 9781616361518

Henri J. M. Nouwen

Henri J. M. Nouwen (1932–1996) was the author of The Return of the Prodigal Son and many other bestsellers. He taught at Harvard, Yale, and Notre Dame universities before becoming the pastor of L’Arche Daybreak near Toronto, Canada, a community where people with and without intellectual disabilities assist each other and create a home together.

Reviews for The Inner Voice of Love

[Diana Buesing · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Awesome. So deep in reason yet so simply explained. Thanks

[Aline Mattos · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Beautiful and inspiration to over come frustration , feeling of loliness, rejection! Very good book.

[Catherine Elizabeth · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Henri Nouwen is amazing. Great book. Must read in pain or suffering.