Occasionally I’ll pick up a book with the intention of reading it slowly, to really savor it and reread passages that resonate deeply within me.
The Grace of Yes: Eight Virtues for Generous Living by Lisa Hendey could be that kind of book.
Or it could be the kind of book you start reading a little before dinner and before you know it the doorbell is ringing because you got so caught up in it that your husband gave up on promises of pot roast and ordered pizza.
It could be that kind of book.
It is that kind of book.
I’ve enjoyed Hendey’s books in the past — they are practical and offer all kinds of wonderful activities and reflections for the Catholic life, but this one, The Grace of Yes, is something more. We’re invited behind the scenes and into an intimate conversation with the author. She doesn’t pop us over the head and tell us how and when to Yes to God. Instead, she shares her journey. It’s like being invited into her living room for some coffee, and then you don’t want to go.
I heartily recommend this book for those of you who have trouble saying Yes, not because you don’t want to, but because you’re unsure of yourself. And for those of you who don’t know how to say No, there’s something in there for you, too.
Get a copy for yourself, and a copy for a friend. Then, get together and discuss it.
- Paperback: 160 pages
- Publisher: Ave Maria Press (November 3, 2014)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 159471472X
- ISBN-13: 978-1594714726
