The Eyes of God: Living Discernment

Gods Spirit permeates all life from the first moment of creation. Response to that Spirit is often compromised by counter spirits spirits not-of-God drawing us away from God. This is a book about these different attractions in our lives their sources their power to affect our decision making for good or ill. It is a book about human freedom and human limitation about the need to acknowledge the unconscious places of unfreedom in our lives and about the quest for inner freedom and wholeness for the sake of discerning choices that are life-giving.This is a unique book blending quite revealing personal experience of God and sound helpful teaching about the ways of Gods Spirit in individual lives and in community. The book will be of value to spiritual directors and pastoral ministers indeed to all people who take God seriously and are committed to living a discerning way of life.From the Foreword by Sue Richardson pbvmPart personal reflection part erudite and intimate sharing of the role discernment occupies in the sacred space where humanity and Divinity meet part guided meditation Brian Gallaghers memoir The Eyes of God is a first class example of a scholar-practitioner embodying Ernest Larkins description of discernment: hearing and responding to the wordof God by one who knows the language.Paul Beirne Director: Heart of Life Centre for Spiritual and Pastoral Formation