You Are the Beloved: 365 Daily Readings And Meditations For Spiritual Living by Henri Nouwen

Nouwen devoted much of his later ministry to emphasizing the singular concept of our identity as the Beloved of God. You Are Beloved is a daily devotional intended to empower readers to claim this truth in their own lives. Featuring the best of Nouwen’s writing from previously published works, this devotional will propel the canon forward as it draws on this rich literature in new and compelling ways. It will appeal to readers already familiar with Nouwen’s work as well as new readers looking for a devotional to guide them into a deeper awareness of their identity in Jesus.

Published twenty-one years after his death, this daily devotional contains selections from the best writings, talks and letters of Henri Nouwen; some of which have never been published before.  You Are the Beloved captures the essence of Henri, what he came to believe in the very core of his being: that he was a beloved child of God. In this book, Henri invites us to consider that we too are precious in God’s sight.

In an interview, he said that he believed the central moment in Jesus’s public ministry to be his baptism in the Jordan, when Jesus heard the affirmation, “You are my beloved son on whom my favor rests.” “That is the core experience of Jesus,” Nouwen writes. “He is reminded in a deep, deep way of who he is. . . . I think his whole life is continually claiming that identity in the midst of everything.”

Compiled and edited by Gabrielle Earnshaw, this book is a thoughtful and enduring gift that will be appreciated every day of the year.