Table of Contents
Chapter 1 The Eighteen-Year Dream 1
Chapter 2 Desperate Dependence 9
Chapter 3 Strangers Opening Up 17
Chapter 4 Riding with Pain 25
Chapter 5 A Listening Presence 33
Chapter 6 Friendship Despite Differences 43
Chapter 7 Divine Appointments 53
Chapter 8 Pursuing Truth and Beauty 63
Chapter 9 Sparking a New Dialogue 73
Chapter 10 Gentleness and Respect 83
Chapter 11 The Art of Listening 93
Chapter 12 The Greater Win 107
Chapter 13 Openness and Hope 115
Chapter 14 Blooming Fields and Hospital Beds 125
Chapter 15 Going the Distance 133
Chapter 16 Come to the Party 141
Chapter 17 Living with Imperfection 151
Chapter 18 When Walls Come Down 161
Chapter 19 Breathing Lessons 171
Chapter 20 Day by Day 179
Chapter 21 The Value of Every Interaction 189
Chapter 22 Expect the Unexpected 199
Chapter 23 Meeting People Where They Are 209
Chapter 24 Darkness and Light 217
Chapter 25 Simple, Clear Priorities 225
Chapter 26 Honesties 233
Chapter 27 Comedy, Tragedy, Assent 239
Chapter 28 Curious About the Familiar 247
Chapter 20 This. Here. Now 255
Chapter 30 Kindness 263
Chapter 31 The Listening Road 273
Chapter 32 Desperate Dependence, Again 283
Chapter 33 Spaces of Grace 293
Acknowledgments 297
Notes 299
About the Author 303