Our Greatest Gift: A Meditation on Dying and Caring
March 2nd, 2010
- ISBN13: 9780061800269
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
One of the best-loved spiritual writers of our time takes a moving, personal look at human mortality
Henri Nouwen shares his own experiences with aging, loss, grief, and fear, gently and eloquently revealing the gifts that the living and dying can give to one another.
Our Greatest Gift: A Meditation on Dying and Caring
March 2nd, 2010 at 5:17 pm
Sounds like a good book, my grandpa read through it quickly. Kind of hard to give a book that talks about dying, but death is natural. We all die once physically, but Jesus came so we could live spiritually. My grandpa works in hospice so that it would be a good book to help him in his hospice work and give him comfort as he grows closer to the day when our Lord takes him.
Rating: 5 / 5
March 2nd, 2010 at 7:07 pm
great reading for those over 60 and for clergy as well. a wonderful descriptive little book.
Rating: 5 / 5
March 2nd, 2010 at 7:57 pm
As pastor’s we should teach our people not only how to live well but also how to die well. This is one of those books that impact life. Every pastor should read it and have your congregations read it or beter yet, preach it to them.
Rating: 5 / 5
March 2nd, 2010 at 8:02 pm
This book is a must read for everyone – not just for those caring for the dying or those who are confronting the issues of aging. Culturally, we are in denial about aging and death. This book takes great strides toward moving those who read it to confront the issues. It is not always a comfortable book to read, particularly if you are in the middle of working with someone for whom death is imminent, but it is absolutely essential to read it despite the discomfort. Highly recommended for everyone who works with people who age – which is all of us!
Rating: 5 / 5
March 2nd, 2010 at 8:31 pm
Our society says that only “productive” people are worthwhile. Nouwen challenges us all to see the inate worth of ALL people, not just those making a salary and contributing to the tax base.
We did a study of this book at Church and it made folks really think about life, death, aging, and the value of their loved ones who are in nursing homes, etc.
Rating: 5 / 5