Reviews for As I Lay Dying: Meditations upon Returning

The average rating for As I Lay Dying: Meditations upon Returning based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2009-09-07 00:00:00 Ken Lau As I lay churning in my own thoughts, Neuhaus, once a Lutheran pastor from Canada, long since a Roman Catholic theologian, advisor to bishops, and circumscriptor of the public square, recounted his close experience with death in this little book. He begins with words to live by: "We are born to die. Not that death is the purpose of our being born, but we are born toward death, and in each of our lives the work of dying is already under way. The work of dying well is, in largest part, the work of living well." And, since the end is the beginning, he discovers that "... Every day is a good day to be born; every day is a good day to die. Everything is now ready." Neuhaus has since died of a recurrence of the cancerous eruption that bloomed into this mediation, but he left this mark and others - as would we all - that the living may pause upon and carry through. For some that mark is to inscribe "Kilroy was here." For others the inscription reads "Love conquers all."

Review # 2 was written on 2019-09-02 00:00:00 Michael Siverly This is a book I will re-read. To me, there were actually funny moments, but it was also very comforting as Neuhaus talked about his close encounter with death. Not weird, but illuminating and thoughtful. "Everything is ready now."