During his seven-month stay in a Trappist monastery, Henri Nouwen had a unique opportunity to explore crucial issues of the spiritual life and discover a quiet stream underneath the fluctuating affirmations and rejections of my little world. Nouwen participated fully in the daily life of the Abbey of the Genesee in upstate New York - in work and in prayer. From the early weeks in the abbey - dominated by conflicting desires and concerns - to the final days of Advent, when he finds a new sense of calm expectation, Nouwen never loses his critical honesty. Insightful, compassionate, often humorous, always realistic, The Genesee Diary is both an inspiration and a challenge to those who are in search of themselves.The Genesee Diary beautifully lifts the heart and mind to God.-Christianity TodayThis is an extraordinary account of a man seeking inner peace and total commitment to God... a fine portrait of cloistered life, a beautifully written account of one man's soul-searching.-Publisher's Weekly | The Genesee Diary by Henri J. M. Nouwen, Paperback | Indigo Chapters