Mending Broken Relationships, Building Strong Ones: Eight Ways to Love as Jesus Loves Us

by John Boucher

Overview

We all struggle with relationships that are broken in some way. In this book, authors John and Therese Boucher show us eight ways to love like Jesus—through intercessory prayer, respect, forgiveness, gratitude, affirmation, forbearance, honesty, and a healing presence. These are gifts that are given to us through the power of the Holy Spirit. Like seeds that are placed in the earth, these virtues and gifts can grow with prayer, mutual support, and practice, and become the paths to strong and fulfilling relationships. Each chapter focuses on a different path to love. Many real-life stories, including those from the saints, help readers to connect these virtues and gifts to their own lives.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781593254704
Publisher:	The Word Among Us Press
Publication date:	08/01/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	160
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

John and Therese Boucher are award-winning authors and teachers and authors of the best-selling Praying for Our Adult Sons and Daughters. John served as director of evangelization for the Diocese of Trenton for many years and is a columnist for the Evangelization Exchange online newsletter. Therese maintains a website (www.christkey.com) offering resources for evangelization. They have five adult children and live in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Table of Contents

Introduction 8

1 Intercessory Prayer 13

2 Respect 28

3 Forgiveness 43

4 Gratitude 57

5 Affirming Others 72

6 Patience and Forbearance 88

7 Truth and Honesty 103

8 Healing Presence 120

Conclusion 134

Endnotes 140

Recommended Resources 148