If I Could Mend Your Heart

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Summary: Healing and helpful words
Review: Loss is a lifetime companion, though a topic that most of us feel uncomfortable discussing. This is especially true when a friend experiences a loss -- a shattered marriage, a serious illness, loss of a job, or even a death. We awkwardly offer consolation, impossible platitudes, and sometimes say nothing at all, because we just don't seem to know the most helpful words.

This book reveals an authenticity that can come only from someone who has truly listened to those who have had their hearts broken. It respects another's heartbreak without offering simplistic solutions or outrageous theological directives. It allows readers to feel their feelings without having to "fix" them or put on a brave front. It's the kind of book you want to keep on a night table or in your purse to read over and over again.

I highly recommend this book as a source of wisdom to keep for yourself or share with another. It is suitable for countless occasions when we feel helplessly short of consoling words but want to be a compassionate presence to another.