This is a gentle, practical book inviting us to look at befriending in every area of our lives. Each chapter is rich in Scripture and suggestions for exercises and resources designed to increase our awareness of love,
Payne, with his clear, simple wisdom, leaves the reader feeling encouraged and befriended by him. Joseph Payne, using examples from varied sources-his own life, talk shows, newspapers and Scripture, among others : provides the means for a self-guided retreat that can yield rich spiritual and personal benefits, Readers will find themselves looking of themselves and others with a new compassion and generosity, and beginning to a forge a new, fresh bond with God. These stunning personal insights from an experienced spiritual director are in turn reassuring, provocative and wise. The rich compendium of practical exercises and perceptive meditations make this a book of uncommonly good spiritual sense.