Out of Solitude: Three Meditations on the Christian Life

With more than 400,000 copies in print, Out of Solitude by Henri J. M. Nouwen offers a timeless reflection on the sacred tension between our longing for quiet communion with God and the unrelenting pull and noise of daily life. Drawing on three pivotal moments in the life of Jesus-his retreat to a lonely place to pray, the feeding of the five thousand, and his promise that, after going away, he would return to them-Nouwen shows how Christ himself turned to solitude to receive the Father's l...