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Reviewed by Alice DiNizo for Readers' Favorite
Author Leonard Sweet has authored numerous books on Christian thinking and "What Matters Most: How We Got the Point but Missed the Person" will definitely wake up the complacent reader. At the beginning, on page 1, Author Sweet opens with "We know how to save the world. We just don't realize that we know what we know." Author Sweet advises that we are created by God for relationships. We are to live our faith and accept others and their differences from us, not turn our beliefs into a philosophical endeavor. On page 161, Sweet admonishes that life is suffering and there is no use in complaining about what we face. Using Christ Jesus' words and work throughout "What Matters Most", the author tells the reader to love God and his creation, and that means all of his creation including those we don't like. On page 185, Sweet reminds the reader that "No relationship is perfect because no person is perfect" and further down the page, writes that "God doesn't play favorites with love." He loves us all and needs us to relate to, to love one another.
"What Matter Most" is a well-written, well-edited book on Christian living. It is not for the casual reader but for the reader who doesn't mind pondering on author Leonard Sweet's words. The author's observations of Christ Jesus' life and relationships to everyone regardless of their background is inspiring. His command of Bible stories such as that of the Prodigal Son is deep and thoughtful. "What Matters Most" is a book that will keep the reader thinking long after the last page is read.
