Signs: Seven Words of Hope

Jean Vanier is always deeply spiritual and also very humble and insightful with his experiences of those persons with both mind and severe disabilities. He always points directly to the compassion of God in the lives of every human being.

Sure Enjoyed it.

An excellent, thoughtful book by a learned and compassionate man. Beautifully organized, with a "Path" to each word of hope. Remarkable accomplishment in 97 pages.

The back cover of this book summarizes this author, his thinking, and his short (89 page) book --- and in it I see all that is so wonderful about the book, and so troubling. I am not sure I have ever so marked up, underlined, and written comments, questions, and exclamation points in the margins of a single book. I found myself saying aloud: “Yes, you’ve got it!” one minute, and “Oh come on now; you CAN”T DO THAT!!!” the next. I argued often with the author, and then thinking on it more, felt as if I were arguing with Jesus. Unlike another book I recently reviewed, Jean Vanier’s looks at the world and does see hope, and his hope lies in a transformation of the Church, and of you and me. I pray we are up to the challenge.If you are looking at your life and thinking: I want to be who God made me to be; I want to make a difference with my life. You need to read this book, and pray on it. Pray on it very much. And then ask yourself: Can I be that humble?

It was very refreshing to hear the Christian message with such clarity. It is a real challenge to respond accordingly.