This book was all but overwhelming for me. There were some slow parts (which probably just meant I didn't understand where she was going) but on page after page I had many moments of startling insights. This is a spiritual book. It's about touching and allowing yourself to be touched by God. One of her biggest dilemmas was how to go into her personal silence, meet God, dwell with him to the best of her ability and hear his word. That transcends all experiences of God I would think. She's also practical. She doesn't cut herself off from her loved ones or others she might happen across refusing to speak to them. She even states, I think rightly, that this isn't doable in Western civilization at this point in time. I loved joining her on her journey. The only real disconnect I had was when she, as a writer, felt by emptying herself and allowing more of God in she had little to write about, she'd let too much of herself go. Also, the experiences were ineffable. That hasn't been my spiritual experience. Yes I've felt the ineffable and yes I've felt myself blend more fully with God but, being human and still physical, we still have ego's, no matter how much we'd like to join with our higher power we're still (just?) us. The value for me is by becoming more alive to God and allowing him to be more alive with me, within me; I come back from the ineffable as more of myself, better able to reflect the sacred. And that gives me loads to think and write about, the only caveat being some experiences are so holy that they probably shouldn't be shared with your closest loves ones if with anyone. This was a life changing book for me. Thank you Sara.