A Spirituality of Living. Henri J. M. Nouwen

permissions would have been more difficult save for the expert advice and detailed research of Kathryn Smith at the Henri Nouwen Legacy Trust. Her editorial suggestions and those of Trustees Sue Mosteller and Nathan Ball have strengthened the text in numerous ways. Special gratitude belongs to Nathan for making time in a fearsome schedule to write the Preface.

      Dependable as always, my colleagues at Upper Room Books kept the project on the front burner of my priorities when distractions led me astray. Eli Fisher’s sharp editorial eye, Rita Collett’s project management genius, and Nanci Lamar’s production expertise all helped a manuscript become a book. Robin Pippin, formerly editorial director of Upper Room Books and now associate executive director of publishing at Upper Room Ministries, has surrounded the project with calm confidence and unstinting support.

      John S. Mogabgab

      Series Editor

      A cloud came, covering them in shadow; and from the cloud there came a voice, “This is my Son, the Beloved. Listen to him.”

      (Mark 9:7)

      Discipline and Discipleship

      A spiritual life without discipline is impossible.

      —Making All Things New