This book is meant for everyone, young or old, Christian or not. It is not a preaching to the converted but an engagement with the world. The poems in it have come to me over several years and in one poem I write: After I had attempted to read the Bible from Genesis to Revelations, And after I had studied the major and the minor prophets And after I had studied a few courses in theology at college I came to the conclusion that the word of god is very good And could get me out of all sorts of trouble. There are many poems in this book that will just make you happy. But there are also those that will challenge you. There are all sorts of moods and feelings that they will arouse, but they also appeal to your mind. The book is not made idly but is a result of a lot of thinking.