Foreword by M. Basil Pennington
Preface: Surrender, Love and Spirituality
1. It All Begins with Love
2. Love and Fear
3. Surrender and Obedience
4. Transformed by Love
5. Becoming Love
Epilogue: Surrender and the Spiritual Journey
Appendix: For Reflection and Discussion
A Five-Session Discussion Guide to Surrender to Love
A One-Session Discussion Guide to Surrender to Love
Notes
About the Author
Books by David G. Benner
David G. Benner is an internationally known depth psychologist, transformational coach and author whose life passion has been helping people walk the human path in a deeply spiritual way and the spiritual path in a deeply human way. His books include Sacred Companions and the other volumes in the Spiritual Journey trilogy, The Gift of Being Yourself and Desiring God's Will.
Pennington, O.C.S.O., is abbot of the Abbey of Blessed Mary of Saint Joseph and author of Centering Prayer.
"Surrender to Love by David Benner is one of my favorite spiritual
books, so much so that it is an assigned text in our Transforming
Community experience. With the addition of an excellent study
guide, it becomes an even more effective tool for spiritual
transformation."
*Ruth Haley Barton, founder, Transforming Center, author of Life
Together in Christ*
"If love makes the world go around then it's clear why the world
isn't doing very well. The tragic reality is that most people don't
know what real love looks like, and so they spend a lifetime living
with a superficial caricature of the real thing. David Benner shows
us that our willingness to cultivate an intimate love relationship
with God is directly related to our ability to experience a rich
and meaningful love relationship with another person. If you're
tired of substitutes and want to go for the real thing, if you are
ready to experience deep levels of companionship and connection,
then Surrender to Love is for you."
*Gary J. Oliver, PhD, executive director, The Center for
Relationship Enrichment, and professor of psychology and practical
theology, John Brown University*
"I receive many books to review. This is one of the most beautiful,
powerful and insightful books I have ever read. Dr. Benner shares
his lived experience in a way that opens for the reader the
possibility of a true transformation."
*M. Basil Pennington, OCSO, abbot, Abbey of Blessed Mary of Saint
Joseph, author of Centering Prayer*
"The message, the intention, the reality of God-in-Christ is love.
The simplicity and profundity of this truth has been written about
and taught on over and over through the ages, but rarely so clearly
and helpfully as in Dr. David Benner's classic, Surrender to Love.
As I journey alongside others in their lives with God, and as I
myself continue to learn the ways of God, Surrender to Love is an
invaluable reminder of the depth and power of what it means to
experience and abandon oneself to the fullness of Love. This newest
edition does what I had not thought possible after recommending
this book to others for nearly a decade—it makes encounter and
surrender even more accessible to all who come thirsty to these
waters. With the heart of a mystic and the mind of a scholar,
Benner gently leads the reader not just to an understanding but to
an experience of the strongest force in the universe: love. This
book is nothing less than an experience of vulnerable authenticity
that, if you let it, will lead you to surrender to, and true union
with, God. If you are tired of reading the message of
self-improvement cloaked in spiritual language, Surrender to Love
will take you deep into the heart of real transformation in Christ.
If you've picked up this book wondering what it's about or are
longing for an experience of Love in the deepest parts of you,
don't put it down. Instead, accept the invitation to learn the ways
of love from a soul who has walked those paths before you and will
lead you tenderly to the very places you long to go."
*Tara M. Owens, spiritual director, Anam Cara Ministries, senior
editor, Conversations Journal, author, Embracing the Body*
"When it comes to love, ours is a culture of many words but not
much wisdom. Surrender to Love invited me into deeper places of
entrusting myself to the healing depths of God's love. What could
be better? What could be more life-giving? I?ve often encouraged
friends to read this little book. I extend the same invitation to
you."
*Alan Fadling, executive director, The Leadership Institute,
author, An Unhurried Life*
"My favorite David G. Benner books are his trilogy: Surrender to
Love, The Gift of Being Yourself and Desiring God's Will—and my
preferred among these favorites is Surrender to Love. It was
written in a very brief period of time and its long shelf life
attests to the author's burst of inspiration. It is about the
difference between white-knuckled obedience versus warm-hearted
surrender in our attempts to live God's love."
*Gary W. Moon, director, Martin Family Institute and Dallas Willard
Center, Westmont College, author of Apprenticeship with Jesus*
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