Title: More nourishing some days than others
Product review: I once took a book by Merton on retreat, having heard so many sermons praising his insights. It was a big disappointment. Merton seems, for me, at is best when talking about social justice issues. Otherwise, his piety is too intense for me.This book is designed for someone who cannot afford the time or money to go away on retreat. It is meant to provide enough food for thought and meditation for use at home. It succeeds in doing that, though some days are more nourishing than others.One of the best insights, which we need to remind ourselves over and over again, is that we are called to be ourselves, not someone else. Also, the desire to please God does in fact please God and that `All we need is to experience what we already possess'. `Without some sort of solitude there is and can be no maturity' and we need `to be converted over again each hour.'
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