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Jean-Pierre de Caussade wrote a stunning book called Abandonment to Divine Providence in the 18th Century which lays out a plan of life based upon total trust and reliance upon God. Despite the trials of life; despite tears and toil, the grace of the present moment once embraced will affect a momentous change in the believer, and all the tears of life will be like a communion with the Lord of all. This book, Interior Freedom is a brilliant successor to Caussade. It is a contemporary statement of the road to peace based upon a deep understanding of the virtue of Hope, hope in God as the source of our interior freedom that that can not be damaged regardless of the trials of life. I would be understating the greatness of this book to say that it is simply great. It is not only great to read and a source of great consolation and wonderful ideas, it is a life-changing book. This is a beautifully simply written book that is totally approachable regardless of the level of one's spirituality. Like the Caussade book it is very thin, only around a 100 pages. That is not to say that it is simple, in some ways it can be a bit challenging, challenging of our preconceived notions of interior freedom, and all freedom for that matter. I have read it four times and continue to get great insights from it. Some of the insights are immediate, others take time to sink in. Regardless, this book offers generous spiritual guidance to finding peace in a chaotic world, and not just a chaotic world but in our chaotic lives, families and our sometimes impoverished souls, which are all yearning for peace and hope. It is full of truth and inspiration and one sheds a few tears of joy and thankfulness for this book. Where the French Jesuit Caussade in his book spoke to the Catholics of the French Revolution, this book will touch more cold, cynical, frenetically torn modern hearts. There is not a false note here. This a beautifully translated book. There is a pure gift. Piilippe focuses beautifully on the virtue of hope-- practical spiritual hope which is only kind there really is. This book contains no placebos, not palliatives, this book is about the inner life of the soul in reliance upon the source of all creation and goodness. Any Christian searching for a book on hope and peace could do no better than to start here.

I am so grateful to have found this book! It is beautiful and helps give hope to the soul. Our true freedom is in our divine Filiation.

This is the second of Rev Philippe’s books I have slowly read each morning. It is a thought provoking, soul-stirring book that has helped me grow in my faith.

This book is beautifully written and encourages you to live in freedom from fear, worry, and anxiety. It’s written by a Catholic author so as a Presbyterian I didn’t agree with everything the author said but for the most part (90%) it’s an incredible book. So much meat in it. I have given it to several friends and they all say it’s been one of the best books they’ve ever read. I highly recommend.

This is one of my favorite books of all time! I saw a reviewer who said it would become a spiritual classic; that definitely made me want to check it out. They were totally right! I consider this to be a modern day classic and would put it next to books like Mere Christianity, although the content is different. However, Fr. Philippe has this ability of communicating very powerful ideas in a simple and powerful way like Lewis. It is not simple in a negative sense, but rather I strongly get the sense that he is an expert on the topic and understands it so well to convey it powerfully yet clearly and concisely. I can't completely capture what exactly makes this book so great. I think it may have had a lot of guidance from the Holy Spirit. In the past, I have bought books Mere Christianity or Peter Kreeft's "Prayer for Beginners" for other people– I bought perhaps 5 of each for people in the past couple of years. After reading this book I bought 25+ copies for other people. I am not saying this to show that I am so generous or pious, but to convey for love for this book. I am a Catholic seminarian (now a Catholic priest!) and have found it to be one of the most influential books in my life. Other seminarians have deeply appreciated it. I bought it for some of my friends in the Catholic laity and for some of my Protestant friends. It has been highly appreciated by all. If I could require the world to read five books, this would be one of them. Every time I return to read this or look at my highlights I get sucked into, almost involuntarily. Every time I open this book, it sets my heart in soul in the right direction, and it reminds me of the essential principles of Christian living.The book isn't even that long, so no you have no excuse in not reading it!

Good, reading it for the second time

Read it! You won’t be disappointed

I love this author. His books are always easy to read and full of consoling truths. This book is especially focused around the meaning of hope and describes beautifully how God’s love actually sets us free! It’s not just a cliche saying to cheer you up - God came that we may have life! And have it abundantly! :)