Books such as this one are maps back home. They bridge us back to the essential self. They remind us who we are, and grant us the peace of remembering at last. Without a conscious connection to love, life is beset with fear. This book is a book about a loving God, and the casting out of fear that occurs when we embrace Him. As we read the words of fellow pilgrims, particularly those who are further down the road, then our own path back home becomes illumined. We realize the part of us that says, ''there is more to life than this'' is not just a trick of the mind. We begin to trust we are on the right road.