Embracing the practice in solitude and community -- Distinguishing spirits of truth and falsehood -- Read the way forward -- Read the book of nature -- Pay attention to people in your path -- Discern the signs of the times -- Test the call: discerning vocation -- Open your heart: discerning divine presence -- Remember who you are: discerning identity -- Know the time: when to act, when to wait, when to be led -- Discerning the hidden wholeness -- Appendix A. We drink from our own wells: discernment and liberation / Henri Nouwen -- Appendix B. Henri Nouwen on hearing a deeper beat / Michael J. Christensen -- Appendix C. Spiritual friendship and mutual discernment / Robert A. Jonas.
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