Making All Things New book is one of the masterpieces works of great spiritual inspirational author Henri Nouwen. Reading the book drew my attention to find out who Henri Nouwen is and it was amazing to find out who he was. According to Michael Ford, Henry was constantly struggled with intense feelings of loneliness despite of the fact that he has 1,500 personal friends.1 The book is a reflection of his real life and it portrait the reality of life. Therefore, Henry rightly said ‘the authentic spiritual life finds its basis in the human condition, which all people –whether they are Christian or not –have in common.’2
Making All Things New book is not merely a theory book but rather it open the readers eyes to see themselves clearly in order to understand the true meaning of life. The author strongly inserted that the key to spiritual well being is placing our heart at the right place. Setting hearts for the kingdom of God and making God the centrality of life is the turning point in making all things new in life. The book was divided into three parts such as a) All these other things b) His kingdom first and c) Set your hearts. In general, the fist part of the book was dealing with the destructive effects of worrying in daily lifestyle; second part elucidate the works of God the Holy Spirit in radical transformation of believers’ lives and the final part give some specific disciplines to overcome worries and to allow the spirit of God to do His recreation work.
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[1] Michael Ford, “BIOGRAPHY OF HENRI NOUWEN,” JOHN MARK MINISTRIES (January 5, 2003): page nr., http://jmm.aaa.net.au/articles/4673.htm (accessed September 2, 2010).
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