A deep and lovely book and a great help for all those who encounter a midlife crisis - professional, sentimental and religious - and find themselves mired in all kinds of doubts.

Sue Monk Kidd writes of a darkness in her spiritual life which came upon her during middle age. Not having gone through a similar experience, I had a hard time relating to this book. I can only imagine that this would be a valuable tool for someone going through a dark time in their own lives. Her suggestions about waiting for the Lord and resting in Him are valuable for all Christians and her point is well made that we try to make things happen according to our own agenda, instead of joining God in his almighty purpose. This point is also made (more convincingly to me) in the book, "Experiencing God" by Henry Blackaby.