What I'm reading

I just picked up two books from the library that I can't wait to dive into. First "That Hideous Strength", by C.S. Lewis. It's the third book in his space trilogy. This is my second attempt at the book. I absolutely loved "Out of the Silent Planet" and "Perelandra", but I tried reading all three in row and halfway through THS I think I was burnt out. So I want to pick up where I left off and finish it.

My Second book is "The Wounded Healer", by Henri Nouwen. I've only read a couple books of his, but each one is short and deep which instantly qualifies him as one of my favorites.

I'm trying to read it slow to allow everything to sink in. Here's a quote from his introduction. The book deals with how to minister to people in our contemporary society.

"After all attempts to articulate the predicament of
modern man, the necissity to articulate the
predicament of the minister himself became
most important. For the minister is called to recognize the sufferings of his time in his own heart and make that
recognition the starting point of his
service. Whether he tries to enter into a dislocated world, relate to a convulsive generation, or speak
to a dying man, his service will not be
perceived as authentic unless it comes from a
heart wounded by the suffering about which he speaks"

Does the suffering taking place in our world wound our hearts or are we unaffected and therefore infective ministers?