In his work as a hospice chaplain, Tom Gordon has often found that traditional beliefs are not enough and has come to use word pictures, which help people articulate their feelings about the meaning of life. Containing a series of these images, woven together wtih stories of people with whom they have been used, this is a book for people facing a life crisis and for those who care for the dying. A book for everyone but especially those for whom traditional words and symbols have failed and who need new images to help them live again.