"The prayers and poems in this devotional are inviting in their simple beauty. They invite the reader to contemplate the beauty of God and his creation. They invite the reader to talk to God and to hear his voice all around us. They invite the reader to use God's gift of language to speak with God more directly and quietly, apart from the usual clutter and noise. Invitation accepted." -- Karen Swallow Prior Author of Y ou Have a Calling: Finding Your Vocation in the True, Good & Beautiful "On rare occasions, a book feels like a friend. On its pages, we encounter a language that is native, as if from our distant homeland. We can't fully explain how.

But each sentence is like a prayer that helps us return to our knees, to hear Christ's voice of love again, and recover the innermost parts of us that we thought we'd lost. There are ancient remembrances here. Whispers and shouts of gospel hope from a fellow sufferer, who has not lost in all his pain, the gentle art of giggling. He bears witness and says, "Take heart. Even the very weary are not too far from the grace-God who rests us." If you're not careful, you might find yourself helped to converse more freely, more truly, and more affectionately, with the lovely One the pages of this book choose to hallow. You won't be alone. I plan to join you.

To read this treasure over and again." -- Zack Eswine Lead Pastor, Riverside Church; author of The Imperfect Pastor.