The author of Prayers of Life returns to many of the themes (and with the same uncompromising directness) that have earned him so many millions of readers. Once again Michel Quoist shows his unique gift of translating the central essence of Christianity into terms and concepts which are fully meaningful today. And meaningful not only to committed Christians but to all those who share a common concern about the progress of humanity itself and for whom the formalities of religion may have become a jaded exercise. What does it mean to be a Christian in the 1970's? Does one censoriously mourn the passing of the old order of things or celebrate the emergence of the new? Does one retreat into the shadows of past achievements or participate in the building of a more just society where all men seek brotherhood despite formidable barriers of race, class and creed ? There are no comfortable answers in this book, least of all for the complacent. Nor are there vague generalities to satisfy those who seek change for its own sake. The appeal of Michel Quoist is his ability to write of real people in real situations from conviction born of his own experience.