The Cloud of Unknowing
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Though the author of this fourteenth century classic remains anonymous, in no way does that diminish the importance of this book. The simple and straightforward style calls us to love God in a deeper manner. This inspirational title has influenced and directed many Christians throughout the centuries and continues to be a model of contemplative and devotional prayer.
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Lonely life, February 23, 2009
Reviewer: Ardhendu Mishr
It was fine mid-day. The breeze blew softly. A friendless and simple man was sitting in a room and looking for someone to whom he would show his sorrowful heart. At that time a persistent bird cried out monotonously somewhere, making repeated and pathetic appeals at Nature's midday. The gentleman watched, and felt how it would be to have a close companion here, a human object for the heart's most intimate affections. Gradually it seemed that the bird was saying precisely this, again and again, that in the afternoon shade and solitude the same meaning was in the rustle of the leaves. Few would believe or imagine that a poorly man could have such feelings in the deep, idle stillness of the afternoon. Do you understand how the day was to me
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August 2007
- LearnOutLoud.com Product ID:
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