The focus of the book is the song of the same title. Sung by Michael W Smith, it moved Brennan Manning deeply, and he wrote this as a devotional study of the words, and the theology behind them.

The writing is inspiring and encouraging, with a few personal anecdotes and much to ponder. It reminds readers what the words of this familiar song mean, and how the love of God is, for each of us, ‘above all’.

It's a beautifully made book which would make a lovely gift, but it's very short. There are only six chapters, and it's made longer by some attractive (but entirely unnecessary) line drawing illustrations in between and even in the middle of each chapter.

I would recommend it to anyone, particularly those who might be feeling discouraged or unloved. I'd have given five stars if it had been rather longer. ( )