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How do I find peace of mind in my stressed-out life? Caussade tells us not to fret over the past, nor worry about the future because God is at work for our good in the midst of every duty and every event. Jean-Pierre de Caussade was a Jesuit priest best-known as the author of Abandonment to Divine Providence.
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Inner Peace
Inner Peace
Wisdom from Jean-Pierre de Caussade
Edited and with a foreword by Kathryn Hermes, FSP
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Caussade, Jean Pierre de, d. 1751.
[Abandon à la providence divine. English. Selections]
Inner peace: wisdom from Jean-Pierre de Caussade / edited and with a foreword by Kathryn Hermes.
p. cm.—(Classic wisdom collection)
Translation of selections from the author’s Abandon à la providence divine, and correspondence.
ISBN-10: 0-8198-3710-5 (Epub)
ISBN-13: 971-0-8198-3710-3 (Epub)
ISBN-10: 0-8198-3709-1 (Kindle)
ISBN-13: 971-0-8198-3709-7 (Kindle)
1. Mysticism—Catholic Church. 2. Spiritual life—Catholic Church. 3. Caussade, Jean Pierre de, d. 1751.—Correspondence. I. Hermes, Kathryn. II. Caussade, Jean Pierre de, d. 1751. Correspondence. English. Selections. III. Title. IV. Series.
BV5082.3.C3813 2011
248.2’2—dc22
2010038173
Unless otherwise noted: The Scripture quotations contained herein are from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright © 1989, 1993, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Excerpts from the 1921 B. Herder Book Company publication of Abandonment to Divine Providence have been edited to reflect current English style and usage.
Cover design by Rosana Usselmann
Cover photo by Mary Louise Winters, FSP
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With gratitude toHarold and Adelaide Steffesand Mary and Jack Schulerfor teaching methe beauty of a lifelived in peace
Contents
Foreword
I: Sanctity Found in Fidelity
II: A Hidden Treasure
III: Uncomplicated Sanctity
IV: God’s Action
V: Enlightened by Faith
VI: The Will of God
VII: Love’s Hidden Work
VIII: The Present Moment
IX: Allow God to Act
X: Trust in God
XI: Given Over to God
XII: All-Sufficient Love
XIII: Peace in Turmoil
XIV: Liberty of Spirit
XV: Recourse to Providence
XVI: Dependence on God
XVII: The Goodness of God
XVIII: Annoyances
XIX: How to Bear Trials
XX: Why Torment Yourself?
XXI: The Happiness of Resignation
XXII: Peace and Confidence
Notes