The book offers 52 reflections - one for each week of the calendar year. Each reflection considers a 'word of grace' which regularly recurs in the Bible: all, thanks, joy, peace, love, forgiveness, anxiety, and the words 'Christmas' and 'Easter'. These words capture key concepts of human living, and the core beliefs of Christian faith.

The book's purpose is not to argue the validity of each concept. It presents each word as a coherent idea of Christian tradition occurring in passages of the Bible, songs, and scholarly references. The book was prompted by the author's personal journey of human living and search for understanding.