
He Leadeth Me
An Extraordinary Testament of Faith
PRH Christian Publishing · Print & ebook · May 6, 2014
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A deeply personal true story of one man’s spiritual odyssey and the unflagging faith which enabled him to survive the ordeal that wrenched his body and spirit to near collapse Captured by a Russian army during World War II and convicted of being a “Vatican spy,” Jesuit Father Walter J. Ciszek spent twenty-three agonizing years in Soviet prisons and the labor camps of Siberia.
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- Who it’s for
- Ciszek’s memoir brings spiritual reflection into sharp focus against imprisonment and forced labor.
- Genres
- Religious Lives, Christian Memoirs, Personal Memoirs
- Published
- PRH Christian Publishing, May 6, 2014
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A deeply personal true story of one man’s spiritual odyssey and the unflagging faith which enabled him to survive the ordeal that wrenched his body and spirit to near collapse Captured by a Russian army during World War II and convicted of being a “Vatican spy,” Jesuit Father Walter J. Ciszek spent twenty-three agonizing years in Soviet prisons and the labor camps of Siberia.
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Only through an utter reliance on God’s will did he manage to endure the extreme hardship. He tells of the courage he found in prayer—a courage that eased the loneliness, the pain, the frustration, the anguish, the fears, the despair. For, as Ciszek relates, the solace of spiritual contemplation gave him an inner serenity upon which he was able to draw amidst the “arrogance of evil” that surrounded him. Ciszek learns to accept the inhuman work in the infamous Siberian salt mines as a labor pleasing to God. And through that experience, he was able to turn the adverse forces of circumstance into a source of positive value and a means of drawing closer to the compassionate and never-forsaking Divine Spirit. He Leadeth Me is a book to inspire all Christians to greater faith and trust in God—even in their darkest hour. As the author asks, “What can ultimately trouble the soul that accepts every moment of every day as a gift from the hands of God and strives always to do his will?”
Faith Under Pressure
Ciszek’s memoir brings spiritual reflection into sharp focus against imprisonment and forced labor.
Come here for
- A deeply personal account of faith tested by captivity and hardship
- Prayer and spiritual reflection under pressure
Expect
- A contemplative account of enduring Soviet prisons and Siberian labor camps
- Faith presented as a source of courage and inner serenity
Where it sits
| Religious Lives | 47% |
|---|---|
| Christian Memoirs | 31% |
| Personal Memoirs | 21% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Religious Lives
- Personal Memoirs
- Catholicism
- Authors
- Walter J. Ciszek S.J., Daniel L. Flaherty S.J., Walter J. Ciszek
- Publisher
- PRH Christian Publishing
- Published
- May 6, 2014
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Religious Lives