That Your Joy Be Complete

Claudette Detanger

Summary

That Your Joy Be Complete is a testimony; it is an authentic and profound account of one woman’s relationship with God, her journey and the extraordinary stages that led her to surrender completely to Him and His love. Initially written as a diary in which to keep track and preserve the memory of the events, soon, the work turned into something more: a proof of God’s love and power to be shared with others for all to enjoy. There are certainly numerous mystics on earth, but rare are those who have the courage and the desire to testify to their experiences of God. This is what makes the value of this testimonial which covers a period of eight years, during which all the encounters between God and the author became more and more frequent, convincing, and more beautiful.Claudette Detanger is French and was born in 1945 from an atheist mother and a Catholic father. She was baptized at the age of two, but had no religious upbringing. She studied business administration and had a career in finance. Married to a practicing Catholic, she converted to his religion and had two children. In 2014, she had a first encounter with God through Christ and from that moment on, she committed herself to serving her parish most of her time.

Available since: 10/29/2025.

Contemporary Fiction

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