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Jesus, the Gift of Love

Jean Vanier

“In the beginning is the Wedding Feast
and in the end is the Wedding Feast
where we give ourselves
in love.” —Jean Vanier

(Softcover; Crossroad Publishing Company, 1994; Pp189)
‘Who do you say that I am?’ Jesus asked his disciples. Many people have sought to answer this question over the centuries – in learned academic volumes and in their own everyday lives. In Jesus the Gift of Love, Jean Vanier offers an introduction to the Jesus of the Gospels, which has grown out of his own prayer life and community life. Best known as the founder of L’Arche and its sister organization, Faith and Light, he has constantly sought to live Jesus’ message in his life and work with those on the margin of society. In this beautiful prose-poem meditation he shares some of his insights into Jesus’ time, his mission to bring the good news and all the suffering this entailed. The meditation concludes with a reflection on the glory of the risen Christ and the wedding feast of the Lamb to which we are all invited.

“Vanier has a way of breathing contemplative depth into this inspired retelling of the life and teachings of Jesus.” —The Reader’s Review

“This is one of the best books I have ever read…I cannot recommend it highly enough. He understands Jesus. He opens our eyes, he touches our hearts in speaking to us about the Savior.” —Rev. Rawley Myers, Homiletic and Pastoral Review