Abandonment to Divine Providence
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For more than 250 years, this simple classic of inspiration has guided readers of all faiths to the open-hearted acceptance of God's will that is the sure path to serenity, happiness, and spiritual peace. "A spiritual classic of the first order... a book for all those who truly seek God." --Dom David Knowles "Father de Caussade has a wonderful way of encouraging the doubtful, of nurturing the personal surrender that is so much a part of the development of faith. The book is a mystery of its own -- and is definitely not for Christians only." --Rabbi Joshua Chasan "Abandonment to Divine Providence is a classic perhaps more necessary now than ever before. It's a little book that rightly rejects the spirituality of fear and trembling (and the modern preoccupation with dreary self-absorption) in favor of an abiding trust in God's active benevolence. This is a work one reads again and again, always with gratitude and astonishment." --Donald Spoto, Author of Blue Angel and The Dark Side of Genius
ISBN/SKU:
9780385468718
Publication Date:
1993-04-01
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Father de Caussade’s classic Abandonment to Divine Providence may have first appeared in the 19th century, but it is part of a timeless call to a spirituality of trust which rewards all those who embrace it. Compiled after de Caussade’s death, it draws on the notes and letters of a convent of French Visitation nuns whom he directed for several years.
De Caussade’s message is simple. “You are seeking for secret ways of belonging to God, but there is only one: making use of whatever he offers you,” he says. To do that we need to surrender ourselves to “the duty of the present moment.”
The book is an antidote to the temptation to be always evaluating or critiquing how well we are doing spiritually. Time and time again we are reminded that it is God who will accomplish our holiness, not us, if we will just trust Him without reservation.
Recommended for all those who have come to realize their “mission” may be to quietly and faithfully love God in an ordinary life.