Community and Growth

WITH HELEN STRONGLIGHT ( )

This is one of the best books on my shelf. Jean Vanier has lived in the L'Arche community for a number of years and "Community and Growth" talks about the challenges and blessings of living in community. And while many people don't live communally, it offers insight in basic human relationships. I decided to reread it as I wrestled with some issues we've been having at our church. It offered some comfort, but also pointed out places where I had fallen short in being a good neighbor and member of the congregation. Somehow I gotta respect a book that tells me what I need to hear rather than just what I want to hear.
--J. ( )