Name of Book: Now that You’ve Gone Home -
Author: Joyce Rupp
Reflection written by Charles Leung
這本書有甚麼東西讓我感動？
這本書的主題是如何處理親人離世後的情緒。它不是一本教科書或心靈分析的讀物，把一大堆的理論或概念說明；反而是敍述了作者和一些尋常百姓喪親後的心路歷程。由於近來也是有至親安息主懹，所以書中各個故事，皆讓我從中得到不少共鳴與支持，從而把在日常生活中難於向別人分享的感想得以梳理抒發。
天主想透這本書告訴我什麼？
能遇上這本書，我相信就是天主的安排。衪要透過這本書安慰我心靂，讓我体會於人生低谷中也一直得到祂的眷顧。原來，只有我放下不理天主的時候，而祂從不離棄我呢！
我如何與他人分享的喜樂和發現？
我會把這本書轉贈給身邊有相新情況的朋友，從而使更多人透過這本書得悉書中作者們的智慧和上主的安慰。
(Translatied from the Chinese version)
What touches me in this book?
The theme of this book is how to handle your emotions after the ones you loved passed away. It is not a textbook or about psychological analysis using loads of theories or abstract concepts, but is the stories about how the author and other people get through the hard times after losing their loved ones. Since I just have a relative pass away, I can get comfort and support from many of the stories in this book, and deal with the feelings normally hard to share with other people.
What does God wants to tell me through this book?
Finding this book, I think is God’s plan. He uses this book to comfort me, and let me realize that even in bad times he is still with me. There will only be times I abandon God, never the other way round!
How can I share this happiness and discoveries?
I will give this book to someone who is experiencing similar hardships. Hopefully more people can learn about the wisdom of the authors in this book and have God’s comfort.