Path of Hope

This title brings together two short books that the founder of the Taize Community had completed just before his violent death in August 2005, with the unfinished letter to young people that he was preparing at the time. In the first part, with his characteristic mix of delicacy and force, Brother Roger reflects on some of the events and people that influenced his life and calling, and on some of the steps taken at Taize over the years to create signs of reconciliation amidst the divisions of humanity. Never far from the surface is the suggestion that the reader too can perhaps discern in his or her own life a glimmer of God's call, of a happiness offered. This is followed by his own choice of prayers, composed for the daily services at Taize, each of them just a few words to express a search for God. Finally the 'unfinished letter', which insists repeatedly on God's love for each person, contains a challenge of disconcerting simplicity, calling on the reader to live in a 'kind-heartedness that is constantly renewed'.

'A wide circle of  people will welcome this book which brings together two short publication which the author had written before his tragic death...Well worth keeping in hand for one's private devotions.' Samuel Poyntz, Church of Ireland Gazette, January 2007, 'The great goodness of this saintly man shines through in this little book'., "The collection is aptly named for throughout the book is the constant theme of hope born out of the transforming power of forgiveness and reconciliation."   Reviewed by Janet Echols in Expository Times, 2008, ''A Path of Hope- Last Writings of Brother Roger is, as the title suggests, full of hope, light and encouragement.''   ''A book for all those who have found peace and solace through Taize.''   Avril Bottoms, Methodist Recorder, August 2008

The founder of the Taize community, Brother Roger was awarded the UNESCO Prize for Peace Education in 1988.