Folded within the deep friendship cultivated through letters exchanged between Colette Lafia, a spiritual director and retreat leader, and Brother René, a Trappist monk, is Lafias struggle with infertility, insomnia, the loss of her sister, the declining health and eventual death of her father, and her role as caregiver. Brother Renés compassion and guidance throughout these trialsand Lafia's responsesprovide a template for helping readers to surrender to God in their own struggles. Readers will find simple exercises and profound advice for living a more conscious and intentional life, with tips such as, look at yourself through Gods eyes, notice when fear arrives at your door, and trust all is well. Readers will ultimately discover a new attitude of acceptance and letting go.|Folded within the deep friendship cultivated through letters exchanged between Colette Lafia, a spiritual director and retreat leader, and Brother René, a Trappist monk, is Lafias struggle with infertility, insomnia, the loss of her sister, the declining health and eventual death of her father, and her role as caregiver. Brother Renés compassion and guidance throughout these trialsand Lafia's responsesprovide a template for helping readers to surrender to God in their own struggles. Readers will find simple exercises and profound advice for living a more conscious and intentional life, with tips such as, look at yourself through Gods eyes, notice when fear arrives at your door, and trust all is well. Readers will ultimately discover a new attitude of acceptance and letting go.
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Colette Lafia is a San Franciscobased blogger, spiritual director, workshop and retreat facilitator, and part-time school librarian. She is an adjunct faculty member at Mercy Center Burlingame. She is the author of Comfort and Joy: Simple Ways to Care for Ourselves and Others.
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