There are a number of books about  spiritual discernment,  evidenced by the shelf-full of books I own on discovering and discerning the will of God in times of choice. What sets Albert Haase's  Saying Yes  apart from some of these, is his desire to set  discernment  within a larger frame than that decision-making-angst we feel when we are at a major crossroad. According to Haase, this book "highlights in a singular way that authentic Christian discernment requires daily listening to the megaphone God uses to communicate with us: the nitty-gritty of everyday life" ( ix ). This short book designed to help all Christian's pursue God's dream for their life. This is a really useful guide to discernment, one that is helpful to me now, but could also have imparted insight to me at different stages of my faith journey. This may be a good gift for graduation for those facing major life transitions. But the focus on daily life makes it apt for everyone. One of the things I really appreciate about Haase is the ways in which he calls us to attend to the circumstances of our life, 'with an ear to the ground not the clouds' (18).

He expects God to reveal his dream for us, not as divine directive from on high but in a much more organic way. This means that there is no one-size-fits all approach to discernment but each person's history, experience, shape and desires causes them to intersect God's kingdom dream in unique ways. --James Matichuk, Thoughts, Prayers & Songs.