Our world today is dominated by endless desires that fragment the mind and create a frenzy of emotions. Many become trapped in dead ends, some get lost in the world of sex or drugs, others in overwork. Some turn their backs on the Church, others are completely indifferent.

Most of us would agree that we are lost – we lack enough guidance to build bridges of forgiveness and reconciliation. We don’t have the courage to face our gaps without a guide. We all need a guide. Imagine that you found the guide; someone who gathered the rich inheritance of Scripture and the Fathers, distilled it, presented it in the language of your time, and sent it to your “Entrances,” answering your most difficult questions. Someone who doesn’t tell you what to do (that “must” which you already know and have been struggling with for years), but instead shows you how: how to walk the Path and how to be at every moment.

This book is such a guide. It contains dialogues with young people. Here, Mother Silouan gives answers about life. Her eyes of the heart see beyond the wounds of those asking. She illuminates the hidden image of God in every face, nourishes each of her spiritual children with words of love, wit, humor, and honesty. Her “recipe” brings strength and renewal. The young dare to ask, because she never dismisses them with empty words.

Every question has something new, each one has its own light; a look into the past, a missing piece in the puzzle, a ray of hope, but also some pain. This book is not only for young people. It is addressed to those who are deeply wounded and perhaps were not raised with God-Love, but with God-Wrath, or even without God at all.