Ineffable
Learning to Love the God Beyond Words
by Allison Auth
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If your relationship with God has begun to feel routine – faithful but distant – this book is for you. You are invited to partake in the greatest love story of all time: intimate union with the Divine Bridegroom.
Union with God isn’t just a benefit for saints and mystics – it’s for you. From all eternity, God has loved you, chosen you, and called you to delight in His Heart. Yet many of us struggle with hidden doubts about our worth, making it hard to believe that we are truly lovable or worthy of such divine affection.
Drawing from her own lived experience, Allison Auth writes simply and openly, speaking directly to the hearts of today’s mothers and fathers. She reflects on how our relationship with God mirrors that of a marriage, where we learn to let Him speak to our hearts and engage in a mutual gift of everlasting love, even as we endure weariness, stress, and painful seasons.
In these reflections, you will discover your identity as a beloved child of God and embark on a deeply personal journey toward greater union with Him and the fulfillment of your heart’s deepest desires.
This is not simply another book on prayer. It is an invitation to transformation. Auth guides you not only in the important words of prayer but beyond them into lived encounter. Each reflection includes prayer prompts to help you apply what you’ve received and draw closer to the Lord.
In these pages, you will discover:
- Honest, real-life stories that reveal the power of prayer
- Practical methods for rekindling your love for God
- Guidance for navigating spiritual dryness, discouragement, and desolation
- Wisdom drawn from the saints and contemporary spiritual writers
- A deeper way to pray the Our Father with your whole heart
- Lectio Divina experienced as a true spiritual feast
- How to recognize God’s voice and reject the lies of the enemy
- Powerful ways the Holy Spirit deepens our prayer through Sacred Scripture
Holiness is saying “I love you” again and again, even amid challenges of faith and strained relationships. Even when words fail us, we can communicate in the language of God in silence and contemplation.
The Lord is waiting for you to let Him love you and to love Him in return. When you open your heart to this adventure, you will begin to experience the ineffable joy of nuptial union with Almighty God.
Endorsements
"To describe the life of prayer, you must cultivate genuine curiosity about what God is doing and then be honest with what you find. In Ineffable, Allison Auth has done just this. In keeping with our precious tradition of saints and mystics, seekers and strivers, she has shared her heart, and—in doing so—shared something of the Lord’s heart with us.”
Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P.
Assistant Professor of Dogmatic and Moral Theology, Dominican House of Studies; Assistant Director, Thomistic Institute
"Skillfully drawing on solid sources, Allison Auth has written a very helpful book for those interested in understanding better the life of prayer and union with God. Enlivened by honest sharing about her own life, marriage and family, this book will help and encourage many.”
Dr. Ralph Martin
President, Renewal Ministries; Author, The Fulfillment of All Desire
"In this honest and encouraging book, Allison invites mothers into a more intimate relationship with God by sharing the struggles and graces of her own spiritual journey. With wisdom drawn from saints and spiritual writers, she speaks tenderly to the dryness, discouragement, and distance that moms can experience in prayer, offering hope that even ‘sleepy and dry’ prayer can become a means of transformation. Mystery, the ineffable of the spiritual life, unfolds not as something to fear but as something to embrace, ponder, and grow comfortable with.”
Bonnie Landry
Host, Make Joy Normal podcast
"Ineffable is the kind of book on the spiritual life you’ll want to savor slowly—lingering over its pages, returning to its wisdom, and allowing its insights to sink deeply into your soul. With clarity and warmth, Auth distills the profound mystery of prayer into an accessible guide for ordinary Christians seeking deeper communion with God. In Ineffable, Auth weaves together a treasure trove of spiritual resources from the Catholic Tradition into an easily readable format. The result is a simple vision for integrating prayer into everyday life in a way that forms saints. This is the kind of book that transforms souls. I can’t wait to gift it to family and friends!”
Samantha Stephenson
Author, Grow Where You’re Planted
"Allison Auth explores the amazing topic of God’s love for each one of us in a manner accessible to any reader wishing to have a more intimate relationship with God. Auth is unafraid to reference great saints and scholars to build a beautiful case for developing a plan of life for those interested in growing in the language of prayer and the interior life. Ineffable is grounded in solid Church teaching and fortified with everyday personal experience within marriage and family to make this work very practical. I believe Ineffable is a needed and trustworthy guide for laypeople on the path to greater holiness in the world.”
Michaelann Martin
Director of Women’s Formation, FOCUS
"With warmth and clarity, Allison Auth invites readers into moment after moment of profound yet simple spiritual discovery. Ineffable expertly weaves Scripture, stories, and reflective questions that lead readers to discern more deeply who God is and who they are in Him. This is a prayerful companion I will return to often to nurture a richer, more personal relationship with the God who sees, reveals, and loves inexpressibly.”
Allison Gingras
Author, Jesus Heals and Encountering Signs of Faith; Director of Digital Evangelization for Holy Cross Family Ministries
"Just as moms of toddlers cut hot dogs and grapes into bite-size pieces for their kids at lunchtime, Allison Auth offers a similar spread of satisfying spiritual nourishment for busy moms who desire to feast at the table of prayer. She reveals that conversation—and even contemplation—with God can become as natural as breathing. For moms who are regularly told, ‘You’ve got your hands full,’ Ineffable: Learning to Love the God Beyond Words offers a place to put it all down, to finally be held and behold the gaze of the One who seeks to fill their hearts with His love and presence.”
Beth Sri
Wife, Mom, Grandma; Co-author, The Good, the Messy, and the Beautiful: The Joys and Struggles of Real Married Life
"Allison Auth has written a beautiful and faithful book for Catholics who long to grow closer to God in prayer. With warmth and honesty, she helps readers enter more deeply into the mystery of a God who speaks, listens, heals, and draws us into communion with Him. Rooted in Scripture, the saints, the Catechism, and the real challenges of daily life, this book is a gift for anyone who wants prayer to become less of an obligation and more of a loving relationship. She highlights that the realities of marriage and family life are not an obstacle to a deep spiritual life, but an invitation to intimacy with an ineffable God. We are grateful for this book and happy to recommend it.”
Renzo and Monica Ortega
Hosts of Two Become Family podcast; Authors; Speakers
"When a writer is able to take the most sublime and mysterious realities and wrap them in words that reveal, clarify, and compel, she surely is participating in the ongoing mission of the Word Himself. Relatable stories and solid spiritual theology? Yes, please! Ineffable is perfect not only for adoration and personal prayer but also for the mom’s group or book club that wants something of real substance to pray with and discuss.”
Claire Dwyer
Author, A Spacious Place: A Spiritual Journey with St. Edith Stein; Co-founder, Write These Words
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