The Life of the Beloved: Spiritual Healing in a Secular World by Henri J. M. Nouwen
The author was challenged to write this book by a friend who did not understand the Christian faith. In explaining it to him, the author draws from his own experience to write in a direct and personal way about "Being", "Becoming" and "Living" as the beloved of God. Friendship with God is everlasting, he affirms, opening new and exciting possibilities for all - Christian or otherwise - who acknowledge that a sense of innner peace and well-being so often eludes them.