I read Nouwen like I listened to the stories of my grandparents: I want to carry the family likeness. I want to receive these stories, these words, into the depths of my being and live from that source.

Each day's reading in *Bread for the Journey* is a short letter of sorts, a little note to live by. They're small reminders that say, "Don't forget who you are and the family who is with you."

The daily sections are short and easy to read; they're a wonderful way to start the day. In my case, I read them beside Scripture and prayer and let Henri's words weave the life of Scripture and prayer together. For me, it's like I'm watching my grandfather live the spiritual life and speak about it right beside me, every morning. I read Scripture and then hear his voice, his thoughts before dawn.

Nouwen nunca decepciona

Este devocional es perfecto para tener una lectura corta diaria y así comenzar el día. Nouwen siempre escribió sencillo pero profundo.

A life saver

A life saver

I try to turn to this book daily. I've found it especially helpful on those days that life seems to drag one down. I also find that the content never stakes.

Not a lot of theological depth but good for a simple daily devotional.

Did not finish. My problem, not the author's. I have a hard time setting time aside daily for reading these inspirational and thought-provoking messages. I tend to read that way for a day or two, then skip two weeks and have to catch up all at once.

Simply Deep...

It's packed with inspiration thought/bread to be savored each day. It's a good bedside companion.

I tried this as a devotional in 2012, but gave up as I couldn't get a long with it at all. I really like Henri Nouwen's books and this was a real let down, sadly. He wrote it all from scratch, but I personally think it would have been better using writings from all of his previous books.

I just love the daily reflections Nouwen presents....each day brings a thoughtful snippet that has me pondering on and off through out the day. A wonderful edition to my daily reflection time.

This is a great long term read. I love it!

This is a book of 365 encouraging, daily readings by Nouwen. I don’t always agree with Nouwen’s theology (and, as a side-point, it’s actually good for me to not ONLY read people that I agree with anyways), but Nouwen has this certain way of drawing out intimacy for the Father out of my heart and I could not be more grateful for that.

We're reading these daily devotions around the breakfast table. Short, pithy, and profound, even for the younger sorts. Nouwen has a clean, simple style. Very different from the usual devotional fare.