Title: Spiritual Wanderlust
A Field Guide to Deep Desire
Author: Kelly Deutsch
Pages: 149
Year: 2019
When I first ordered my copy of Spiritual Wanderlust, I
prophetically announced: “I will savor it in the days to come like Babette’s Feast (one of the most profoundly spiritual stories out there). I’ve no
intention of swallowing it whole like a Happy Meal, as there is no fast-food
lane for soul.”
And a feast it was. Although you can read it in a single day, I
chose to sit with it during lexico divina. Nothing like a long
languorous chew during a divine meal. It’s not the kind of book you want to
race through like a detective novel, as every page flows with wisdom – wisdom
the author has gained from her own life experience and from the words of her
friends, Augustine and John of the Cross.
Spiritual Wanderlust is filled with wonder and awe, purpose and
meaning. It could be the one book seekers of divine union in modern times have
been searching. It explores longing, where that longing comes from, and how to listen to what this desire is saying. Kelly
Deutsch guides the reader to the deep place within – into the depths where
the hidden treasures lie beneath:
“There are certain things we prefer to
keep buried, well-hidden under feet of defenses, blindness, and plastered
smiles. Yet the more we unearth, the more room the divine has to fill. It is
this inner space of silence that we must foster.”
Spiritual Wanderlust is a must-read for all who hunger for
what is authentic and real. As Blaise Pascal once said, “There is a God-shaped
vacuum in the heart of each man which cannot be satisfied by any created thing
but only by God the Creator, made known through Jesus Christ.” Which is the
heart of this book.
Richard Rohr was right in saying, “Kelly has a gift for making
deep truths edible. “Spiritual Wanderlust is a soul-nourishing and
delectable read.
What scrumptious, rich-with-meaning books have you read lately?
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Kelly Deutsch is a Personal Growth Coach based out of South Dakota.
She accompanies people on their interior journeys, to find new places of
freedom, spaciousness, and vivacity. With a bit of spark and a real reverence,
Kelly makes space for her clients to encounter their deepest selves, and there,
to encounter the divine.
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