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Beyond Our Selves
This spiritual adventure from best-selling author Catherine Marshall relates tales from her childhood to marriage, and reads like a secret, questioning journal-and journey. Along the way, Marshall offers guidance on topics such as forgiveness, suffering, miracles, unanswered prayer, and healing. The result is a poignant revelation of her authentic search for a meaningful life, a practical faith, and a closer relationship with God.With more than two million copies in print, the continuing vitality of Beyond Our Selves stems from its basic practicality as a book that shines insight on subjects concerning every believer. In fact, Beyond Our Selves is inspiring millions of people around the world in search of meaning for their lives-challenging them to stretch their beliefs, deepen their faith, and revitalize their purpose.
266 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 1961
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Catherine Marshall
196 books1,034 followersMarshall was born in Johnson City, Tennessee. She was the daughter of the Reverend John Ambrose Wood and Leonora Whitaker Wood. From the age of nine until her graduation from high school, Marshall was raised in Keyser, West Virginia, where her father served as pastor of a Presbyterian church from 1924 to 1942.
While a junior at Agnes Scott College, she met Peter Marshall, marrying him in 1936. The couple moved to Washington, DC, where her husband served as pastor of the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church and Chaplain of the United States Senate.
In 1940, Marshall contracted tuberculosis, for which at that time there was no antibiotic treatment. She spent nearly three years recovering from the illness. Her husband died in 1949 of a heart attack, leaving her to care for their 9-year-old son, Peter John Marshall. He later also became a minister and author.
Marshall wrote a biography of her husband, A Man Called Peter, published in 1951. It became a nationwide success and was adapted as a film of the same name, released in 1955. Her success encouraged her to keep writing.
Marshall wrote or edited more than 30 books, which have sold over 16 million copies.[citation needed] They include edited collections of Peter Marshall's sermons and prayers, and her own inspirational writings. Her most successful books were A Man Called Peter (1951); and her novel, Christy (1967), which was inspired by the story of her mother's time in the mountains teaching the impoverished children of Appalachia. Christy was adapted as a CBS television series, starring Kellie Martin, beginning in 1994.
In 1959, Marshall married Leonard LeSourd, who was the editor of Guideposts Magazine for 28 years. Together they founded a book imprint, Chosen Books. They had three children, Linda, Chester and Jeffery.
Marshall died on March 18, 1983 at the age of 68. She was buried alongside her first husband.
While a junior at Agnes Scott College, she met Peter Marshall, marrying him in 1936. The couple moved to Washington, DC, where her husband served as pastor of the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church and Chaplain of the United States Senate.
In 1940, Marshall contracted tuberculosis, for which at that time there was no antibiotic treatment. She spent nearly three years recovering from the illness. Her husband died in 1949 of a heart attack, leaving her to care for their 9-year-old son, Peter John Marshall. He later also became a minister and author.
Marshall wrote a biography of her husband, A Man Called Peter, published in 1951. It became a nationwide success and was adapted as a film of the same name, released in 1955. Her success encouraged her to keep writing.
Marshall wrote or edited more than 30 books, which have sold over 16 million copies.[citation needed] They include edited collections of Peter Marshall's sermons and prayers, and her own inspirational writings. Her most successful books were A Man Called Peter (1951); and her novel, Christy (1967), which was inspired by the story of her mother's time in the mountains teaching the impoverished children of Appalachia. Christy was adapted as a CBS television series, starring Kellie Martin, beginning in 1994.
In 1959, Marshall married Leonard LeSourd, who was the editor of Guideposts Magazine for 28 years. Together they founded a book imprint, Chosen Books. They had three children, Linda, Chester and Jeffery.
Marshall died on March 18, 1983 at the age of 68. She was buried alongside her first husband.
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September 27, 2013
This book came in a time of my life that I did everything I could do in my own strength and power. When life wasn't going the way I planned, my mom recommended this book. She emphasized the chapter on the Prayer of Relinquishment. That changed my life from that day on! I never knew there was a God's will and I got down on my knees that day and surrendered every aspect of my life that I tried so hard to make perfect. He woke me up that night and spoke to me and I've been following Him ever since! Best book to grow your faith!!!
February 2, 2015
Catherine Marshall, author of the Christy books and a devout Christian, was married to Peter Marshall, former Chaplain of the U.S. Senate until his death in 1949. It was after her husband's death that Ms. Marshall began to write, beginning with a compilation and editing of several of Dr. Marshall's sermons and prayers, which became a bestseller. The novel, A Man Called Peter, a biograpy of Dr. Peter Marshall, written by Ms. Marshall was published in 1951, and very quickly became a bestseller as well. In 1959, Ms. Marshall married Leonard Earl LeSourd, executive editor of Guideposts Magazine. The couple remained together until Ms. Marshall's death in 1983.
Catherine Marshall's novel, Beyond Our Selves, was written after her diagnosis, confinement while suffering, and recovery of tuberculosis. During the years of Ms. Marshall's confinement, many spiritual questions emerged as she was forced to spend hour after hour, day after day, year after year, alone with only her thoughts to keep her company.
In Beyond Our Selves, Ms. Marshall, in unreserved transparency, reveals those spiritual questions and the answers she found through study of Scripture, personal prayer and meditation, and sheer desire to know Him as she is known by Him. Her chapters, i.e. "How to Enter In;" "Dare to Trust God;" "The Prayer of Relinquishment;" "Journey Into Joy;" and; "Afterglow," help to shine a light on the content of this book. Ms. Marshall, in Beyond Our Selves, reveals herself as part mystic, scientist, skeptic, teacher, and, above all, seeker as she shares with the reader what she discovered in her serious effort to enter in.
I highly recommend this book to those who desire the deeper knowledge that is the key that opens the door to a life with Him that is other-worldly, that is beyond ourselves.
Catherine Marshall's novel, Beyond Our Selves, was written after her diagnosis, confinement while suffering, and recovery of tuberculosis. During the years of Ms. Marshall's confinement, many spiritual questions emerged as she was forced to spend hour after hour, day after day, year after year, alone with only her thoughts to keep her company.
In Beyond Our Selves, Ms. Marshall, in unreserved transparency, reveals those spiritual questions and the answers she found through study of Scripture, personal prayer and meditation, and sheer desire to know Him as she is known by Him. Her chapters, i.e. "How to Enter In;" "Dare to Trust God;" "The Prayer of Relinquishment;" "Journey Into Joy;" and; "Afterglow," help to shine a light on the content of this book. Ms. Marshall, in Beyond Our Selves, reveals herself as part mystic, scientist, skeptic, teacher, and, above all, seeker as she shares with the reader what she discovered in her serious effort to enter in.
I highly recommend this book to those who desire the deeper knowledge that is the key that opens the door to a life with Him that is other-worldly, that is beyond ourselves.
January 4, 2019
I find Catherine's books remarkable. They opened my eyes to a deeper level of relationship we can have with the Lord. I finish her books with new insights & a hunger for even more of God in my heart & life.
August 24, 2015
‘Beyond Ourselves’ is semi-biographical, charting the author’s spiritual journey. It’s one of the most inspiring and encouraging books I’ve ever read. In the first chapter, she asks if her readers are satisfied with who they are and what they have. She recounts anecdotes from her own life and that of several people she has met or corresponded with, who realised that their lives were somewhat empty but did not know how to change anything.
The rest of the book charts her own discoveries, and suggests ways in which people can involve God in their lives in new and often exciting ways. Different chapters deal with surrendering the ego, looking for guidance, forgiving others, seeking prayer for healing, and much more.
Despite having been written in 1961, the writing is clear and encouraging, without false promises or exaggeration. I found it inspiring and thought-provoking. Highly recommended to any Christians, or indeed for agnostics or fringe Christians wondering what it’s all about.
The rest of the book charts her own discoveries, and suggests ways in which people can involve God in their lives in new and often exciting ways. Different chapters deal with surrendering the ego, looking for guidance, forgiving others, seeking prayer for healing, and much more.
Despite having been written in 1961, the writing is clear and encouraging, without false promises or exaggeration. I found it inspiring and thought-provoking. Highly recommended to any Christians, or indeed for agnostics or fringe Christians wondering what it’s all about.
January 3, 2011
Along with AJ Cronin's The Keys of the Kingdom, this book had the greatest impact on my spiritual outlook as a young girl. I'd have to reread it to say for sure, but it was my first encounter with religious ideas applied to real life situations, and an author more interested in every day moments instead of "top of the mountain" revelations.
Just read that Marshall died in 1983, about a year before I started reading her. Mom's bookshelf was limited to mostly Catholic authors like Fulton Sheen; how did Marshall make it there?
Just read that Marshall died in 1983, about a year before I started reading her. Mom's bookshelf was limited to mostly Catholic authors like Fulton Sheen; how did Marshall make it there?
August 30, 2021
4.5 star rating.
This is the second title that I've ready by Catherine Marshall and I thoroughly enjoyed this inspiring read! I look forward to reading more books by this author.
This is the second title that I've ready by Catherine Marshall and I thoroughly enjoyed this inspiring read! I look forward to reading more books by this author.
April 10, 2018
For a while now, I've been interested in reading Catherine Marshall, simply because I know that Richard Foster respects her very highly, and I respect Foster. I found this book, Beyond Our Selves, from 1961, on a giveaway shelf, and I've been reading bits of it here and there in my office over the past several months.
There is a lot of great content here on learning to depend on God and trust him for everything. These lessons will never get old, because I never seem to learn them very well. The teaching is couched in stories, mostly of friends of Marshall's, or of Marshall's own life or her late husband's, Peter Marshall (whom she almost always calls by his full name, "Peter Marshall," whenever she refers to him).
If my overall rating of the book is only average, it's likely because so many other writers in the years since this book have taken on these same themes in similar ways, and so it's not quite as fresh (and in some places is actually a little dated) as it certainly must have been when originally published. But the book is sincere and heartfelt, with tremendous wisdom about some of the challenges of the faithful life.
There is a lot of great content here on learning to depend on God and trust him for everything. These lessons will never get old, because I never seem to learn them very well. The teaching is couched in stories, mostly of friends of Marshall's, or of Marshall's own life or her late husband's, Peter Marshall (whom she almost always calls by his full name, "Peter Marshall," whenever she refers to him).
If my overall rating of the book is only average, it's likely because so many other writers in the years since this book have taken on these same themes in similar ways, and so it's not quite as fresh (and in some places is actually a little dated) as it certainly must have been when originally published. But the book is sincere and heartfelt, with tremendous wisdom about some of the challenges of the faithful life.
October 8, 2016
Some of this was really, really good. Some I'm not sure about and would have to think through. Sometimes she'll make a claim that sounds outlandish but later in the chapter will qualify it. Some sounded formulaic but she does seem to have a good grasp of walking with Christ. If you don't mind her (slightly flowery, wordy) writing style this may be worth sifting through.
July 2, 2014
This is my 2nd time thorugh this book. I read it about 10 yrs ago and find it as refreshing again today. Catherine Marshall is such an indepth and willing "sharer" of her life and her emotions. Her book/movie A Man Called Peter is riveting.
September 9, 2009
It's been a while since I read this. I just remember how insightful it was. It really made me think about my walk with God. I loved it.
August 19, 2014
This is an oldie but goodie!
January 21, 2017
One of the best books on the Holy Spirit that I've read. Catherine Marshall combines teaching about the Holy Spirit with examples of the Holy Spirit touching people's lives throughout the book.
January 30, 2021
This is a charmingly written work on Christian living from a more innocent time. It teaches while beguiling with true- life example after example.
It is a book of stories. There are dozens of them. It begins with Entering In, her experience of moving from intellectual assent to living faith, and moves through areas of Christian growth such as trust in God, surrender, forgiveness, guidance.
People's dreams, unspoken voices, impulses, serendipities and powerful works of conviction permeate, almost to mystical levels, as she develops each chapter.
Some chapters seem simplistic, but are beguiling all the same. How to find God's Guidance was inspiring, but in today's context is unhelpful without teaching on discerning and testing spirits.
The Prayer that Makes Dreams Come True hints of "Name It Claim It" thinking. She writes, "Are we dreaming big? The bigger the dream and the more persons it will benefit, the greater will be God's blessing on it."
"Ego Slaying" 's helpful chart compares the attitudes of an egocentric and God-centered personality and a five-step plan for ego slaying. She follows it with three testimonies from the lives of people who took the steps.
Throughout the book she adds dashes of her own serious trials and tests of courage. These confirm the validity of her teaching.
The last chapter comes full circle to the grace- filled passing of her pastor father, and radiates love and appreciation for her parents, for this beautiful life, and for God - childlike, but tested, refined, golden. It reminds me of the end of Stepping Heavenward.
It is a book of stories. There are dozens of them. It begins with Entering In, her experience of moving from intellectual assent to living faith, and moves through areas of Christian growth such as trust in God, surrender, forgiveness, guidance.
People's dreams, unspoken voices, impulses, serendipities and powerful works of conviction permeate, almost to mystical levels, as she develops each chapter.
Some chapters seem simplistic, but are beguiling all the same. How to find God's Guidance was inspiring, but in today's context is unhelpful without teaching on discerning and testing spirits.
The Prayer that Makes Dreams Come True hints of "Name It Claim It" thinking. She writes, "Are we dreaming big? The bigger the dream and the more persons it will benefit, the greater will be God's blessing on it."
"Ego Slaying" 's helpful chart compares the attitudes of an egocentric and God-centered personality and a five-step plan for ego slaying. She follows it with three testimonies from the lives of people who took the steps.
Throughout the book she adds dashes of her own serious trials and tests of courage. These confirm the validity of her teaching.
The last chapter comes full circle to the grace- filled passing of her pastor father, and radiates love and appreciation for her parents, for this beautiful life, and for God - childlike, but tested, refined, golden. It reminds me of the end of Stepping Heavenward.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 18, 2025
4.5 stars
I had no idea until recently that Catherine Marshall wrote more than fiction, and I am over due for a reread of Christy and her book Julie. I came across her numerous non fiction works by accident and now my TBR just got longer.
While reading the first couple chapters of this book I really wasn't sure if this was going to be for me. I guess I was expecting something a bit more organized and straight forward. Also, the anecdotes and examples from people she met threw me more into story mode rather than learning mode. The more I read, however, the more her way of writing and presentation of others' experiences made sense. I began appreciating how the story unfolded all the truths she wanted to give. The book became more personal to me.
It was while reading this book that I also got to know a bit more about the author, too. It's no wonder she has so much wisdom to give, and she maintains such a humble attitude throughout the book. I look forward to reading it for a second time someday.
I had no idea until recently that Catherine Marshall wrote more than fiction, and I am over due for a reread of Christy and her book Julie. I came across her numerous non fiction works by accident and now my TBR just got longer.
While reading the first couple chapters of this book I really wasn't sure if this was going to be for me. I guess I was expecting something a bit more organized and straight forward. Also, the anecdotes and examples from people she met threw me more into story mode rather than learning mode. The more I read, however, the more her way of writing and presentation of others' experiences made sense. I began appreciating how the story unfolded all the truths she wanted to give. The book became more personal to me.
It was while reading this book that I also got to know a bit more about the author, too. It's no wonder she has so much wisdom to give, and she maintains such a humble attitude throughout the book. I look forward to reading it for a second time someday.
did-not-finish
December 7, 2021DNF -made it about halfway. She did have some good things to say. But it came across to me that if the reader follows her example/experience of her spiritual life that they too would have the same results.
June 6, 2023
3.5. While I personally do not resonate with her beliefs in God and found many of the religious references too much, I really appreciated her writing and learning about her spiritual journey.
September 18, 2015
Although this book has stood the test of time since its 1961 publication date, has inspired millions, and is well thought out, researched and written, it's not my cup of tea. Religion, to me, is a very personal thing, and it's difficult to embrace a completely different way of looking at God's will, prayer, and pretty much every other facet of your spirituality unless you are searching for answers to insurmountable questions in your life. Which I'm presently not; this was a book club selection. That being said, the upcoming group discussion could prove to be mighty interesting, given the diverse religious backgrounds of the club. Fights could break out, feelings hurt. But hopefully when the smoke clears, we will all come away from Catherine Marshall's search for a meaningful life with a bit more clarity and some ideas for how to better ourselves in a spiritual way. I applaud her sincerity and thoughtfulness. Someday, in a more receptive mood, I might glean more from her proselytizing, so it might be worth a second read.
July 7, 2013
This book was an absolutely inspiring read. If you want to understand more about how the "giving up of self" and the "finding more of Christ" is supposed to look in the Christian life, pick this up! I was impressed with Marshall's accessible writing, her heart for people, her own story and the stories of others she's met, and overall for her amazing observations of the Christian journey of growth. I was blessed by the read.
September 23, 2013
We chose this book for our church book club. My first impression was that the book was a bit preachy, but I found that it grew on me. Marshall writes well and gives interesting examples of spiritual concepts she has come to believe through experience. She sounds authentic and much of her experience agreed with my own. I intend to read the book again and use it for meditation and personal growth.
April 4, 2021
Former UNC basketball coach, Saint Dean Smith, wrote that this book was important to him, so I read it as a young adult. The author was the wife of a renowned religious man, Peter Marshall. Funny, I remember exactly when I was likewise moved by reading it, in a window seat on a direct flight from Raleigh-Durham to Denver's Stapleton airport in the late 80s. I was watching the sunset, & felt at peace. Such a pleasing & irrevocable memory endures more than any specifics I remember about the book.
March 9, 2024
Catherine really is an excellent writer. She manages to weave bits of her own autobiography and stories of others in with basic tenets of faith including what God is like, how to enter in, the will, how to trust God, prayer of relinquishment, forgiveness, finding God's guidance, the power of helplessness, finding your dreams, ego-slaying, physical healing, holy spirit and death. Catherine has a gift of making basic concepts fresh with new vision and insight.
God's love for the lost: Who can imagine a mother ever dropping a search so long as there is the least chance of finding a lost child?..Then would God be more indifferent than a mother? Since I had this sight of the mother-heart of God, I have never been able to feel the slightest anxiety for any of His children
The problem of evil:
As long as there is sin in the world
as long as there is greed, selfishness, hate in the hearts of men
there will be war...
it is only because God is God that he is reckless enough to allow human beings such free will as has led the world into this present catastrophe.
God could have prevented the war!
do you doubt for a moment that God has not the power?
but suppose he had used it?
men would then have lost their free agency...
they would no longer be wouls endowed with the ability to choose...
the would become puppets, robots, machines, toy soldiers instead.
No, god is playing a much bigger game.
He is still awaiting an awakened sense of the responsibility of brotherhood in the hearts of men and women everywhere.
He will not do for us the things that we can do for ourselves...
Faith:
faith in God is simply trusting Him enough to step out on that trust
we cannot trust God until we know something about him. the way to begin is by reading His word and thinking about it
faith is strengthened only s we ourselves exercise it-to poverty, bodily ills, bereavement, job troubles, tangled human relationships
faith has to be in the present tense-now. a vague prospect that what we want will transpire in the future is not faith, but hope.
absolute honest is necessary.
the strengthening of faith comes through staying with it in the hour of trial...only when we are depending on God alone are we in a position to see God's help and deliverance, and thus have our faith strengthened for the next time...we must let Him do the work. Almost always it takes longer than we think it should.
prayer of relinquishment:
it is not easy when every emotion, every passion is tied up with what we're facing/dread the most
Jesus says "resist not evil" In God's eyes, fear is evil because it is acting out of lack of trust in him. So Jesus is advising "resist not fear"
Admit the possibility of what you fear most...as you stop fleeing, as you force yourself to walk up to the fear, as you look it full in the face, never forgetting that God and His power are still the supreme reality, the fear evaporates.
if relinquishment is real, the one praying must be willing to receive or not receive his heart's desire...once i thought that faith was believing this or that specific thing in my mind with never a doubt. Now I know that faith is nothing more or less than actively trusting God.
...what does demonstrate trust is to put the thing or the person one loves best into the Father's hands to do with as He pleases. Relinquishment is faith in action. give him the emotions
--i set my will to accept what had to be accepted. though my emotions were in stark rebellion, I knew that sooner or later they would fall into line.
--out helplesness is the most hopeful note in scripture. no sinner is hopeless, no situation is irretrievable. no case is past redeeming
forgiveness:
only as each of us opens himself to receive this most wondrous of gifts, can the inner self deep within us be freed to become the happier, finer person we are meant to be.
Finding God's guidance:
as we practice obedience, the Voice becomes clearer, the instructions more definite...give God a chance to speak to us each day, perhaps the first thing in the morning when the mind is freshest. a few minutes of quietness helps us focus on the areas where we most need God's help...do not rule out God's help with the small details of life. after all, details make up the totality of life. if we do not let God into our everyday lives, He may not be able to intervene in the crises.
The dream prayer: I believe you have big plans for Ray. Unshackle him from all thoughts of lack. let him know that there are no limitations to what You can do. Plant in his mind and heart the vivid pictures, the specific dreams that reflect Your plans for him. And give him joy in dreaming, great Joy...when the dream in our heart is one that God has planted there, a strange happiness flows into us. At that moment all of the spiritual resources of the universe are released to help us. Our praying is then at one with the will of God and becomes a channel for the creator's always joyous, triumphant purposes for us and our world.
on healing:
Gods order is fact, then faith, and at last, feeling. In relation to health, this order would mean that health would precede one's faith for it; that feling well, the disappearance of symptoms, and the clinical proof of health would come last of all.
God's love for the lost: Who can imagine a mother ever dropping a search so long as there is the least chance of finding a lost child?..Then would God be more indifferent than a mother? Since I had this sight of the mother-heart of God, I have never been able to feel the slightest anxiety for any of His children
The problem of evil:
As long as there is sin in the world
as long as there is greed, selfishness, hate in the hearts of men
there will be war...
it is only because God is God that he is reckless enough to allow human beings such free will as has led the world into this present catastrophe.
God could have prevented the war!
do you doubt for a moment that God has not the power?
but suppose he had used it?
men would then have lost their free agency...
they would no longer be wouls endowed with the ability to choose...
the would become puppets, robots, machines, toy soldiers instead.
No, god is playing a much bigger game.
He is still awaiting an awakened sense of the responsibility of brotherhood in the hearts of men and women everywhere.
He will not do for us the things that we can do for ourselves...
Faith:
faith in God is simply trusting Him enough to step out on that trust
we cannot trust God until we know something about him. the way to begin is by reading His word and thinking about it
faith is strengthened only s we ourselves exercise it-to poverty, bodily ills, bereavement, job troubles, tangled human relationships
faith has to be in the present tense-now. a vague prospect that what we want will transpire in the future is not faith, but hope.
absolute honest is necessary.
the strengthening of faith comes through staying with it in the hour of trial...only when we are depending on God alone are we in a position to see God's help and deliverance, and thus have our faith strengthened for the next time...we must let Him do the work. Almost always it takes longer than we think it should.
prayer of relinquishment:
it is not easy when every emotion, every passion is tied up with what we're facing/dread the most
Jesus says "resist not evil" In God's eyes, fear is evil because it is acting out of lack of trust in him. So Jesus is advising "resist not fear"
Admit the possibility of what you fear most...as you stop fleeing, as you force yourself to walk up to the fear, as you look it full in the face, never forgetting that God and His power are still the supreme reality, the fear evaporates.
if relinquishment is real, the one praying must be willing to receive or not receive his heart's desire...once i thought that faith was believing this or that specific thing in my mind with never a doubt. Now I know that faith is nothing more or less than actively trusting God.
...what does demonstrate trust is to put the thing or the person one loves best into the Father's hands to do with as He pleases. Relinquishment is faith in action. give him the emotions
--i set my will to accept what had to be accepted. though my emotions were in stark rebellion, I knew that sooner or later they would fall into line.
--out helplesness is the most hopeful note in scripture. no sinner is hopeless, no situation is irretrievable. no case is past redeeming
forgiveness:
only as each of us opens himself to receive this most wondrous of gifts, can the inner self deep within us be freed to become the happier, finer person we are meant to be.
Finding God's guidance:
as we practice obedience, the Voice becomes clearer, the instructions more definite...give God a chance to speak to us each day, perhaps the first thing in the morning when the mind is freshest. a few minutes of quietness helps us focus on the areas where we most need God's help...do not rule out God's help with the small details of life. after all, details make up the totality of life. if we do not let God into our everyday lives, He may not be able to intervene in the crises.
The dream prayer: I believe you have big plans for Ray. Unshackle him from all thoughts of lack. let him know that there are no limitations to what You can do. Plant in his mind and heart the vivid pictures, the specific dreams that reflect Your plans for him. And give him joy in dreaming, great Joy...when the dream in our heart is one that God has planted there, a strange happiness flows into us. At that moment all of the spiritual resources of the universe are released to help us. Our praying is then at one with the will of God and becomes a channel for the creator's always joyous, triumphant purposes for us and our world.
on healing:
Gods order is fact, then faith, and at last, feeling. In relation to health, this order would mean that health would precede one's faith for it; that feling well, the disappearance of symptoms, and the clinical proof of health would come last of all.
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March 4, 2013This book changed my life. I was struggling with fear, anxiety and insomnia. Catherine Marshall took me on a journey of deeper faith with God and no coincidence she struggled with insomnia too. i have read all her books and I can honestly say her writing has drawn me closer to God.
August 28, 2016
I came upon this old book while on vacation and recognized the author, so I read it. Although written in the 1960s, it is amazingly relevant for today. A thought-provoking read for. anyone looking for "more" out of life.
January 9, 2022
Wonderful thoughts from a deeply spiritual woman. The book suffers a bit from its age and some stilted language, but her ideas about forgiveness, the power of helplessness, prayer, and the Holy Spirit are just as fresh today as they were 60 years ago.
April 5, 2008
This lady certainly has faith and depicts it wonderfully. Would recommend it to anyone questioning the power of prayer.
This book will go into my stash to put into the church library.
This book will go into my stash to put into the church library.
July 1, 2008
3 and a half stars
December 23, 2008
Great insights for women who are new believers in Christ.
April 19, 2009
God used this book to change my life. It is wonderful.
May 2, 2011
My mother recommended it --loved it!
July 1, 2012
What a wonderful spiritual journey Catherine takes one on. Loved the book.
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