Abandonment to Divine Providence

This is a wonderful, unpretentious book written in the 18th century that is as fresh and relevant as if it were recently written. I am not a writer, so won't try to elaborate. I will say that It is a spiritual book originally written by a French priest to encourage a bunch of nuns to trust in God. It is plain spoken, yet beautiful. I am rereading it for the 3rd time and see something new every time.

A little book with a big message. Truly classic, and one that can be referred to over and over again. The first two chapters deal with the doctrine of divine providence and the following chapters give very practical advice, showing the reader how to put trustful surrender to divine providence into practice. There are headings such as "In poverty and its hardships" "In sickness and infirmity" "In death and the manner of it" and "In the loss of spiritual consolation". Very sound doctrine with Nihil Obstat and Imprimatur.

Gift

Simple and incredibly inspiring. I have been reading a little of this book each morning and it has been transformative.

"Abandonment" is the very first book i read when I entered religious life 60 years ago. It is a classic of religious literature. The concept of "the Sacrament of the Present Moment" has been both sustaining and inspiriing all these years. It's a bit "archaic" in its language, but the meaning derived from it is worth the effort of trying to navigate the language difficulties.