``The Living Reminder was like a visit from a friend I needed to speak with. The surprise for me was how much I needed to hear him say familiar things.``--National Catholic ReporterThe Living Reminder is a gift from Henry J.M. Nouwen--along with C.S. Lewis and Thomas Merton, one of the 20th centurys most beloved and important spiritual writers. Subtitled ``Service and Prayer in the Memory of Jesus Christ,`` Nouwens book presents simple yet powerfully profound expressions of the joys of religious service, prompting the publication New Review of Books and Religion to note that we read Nouwen ``to discover new possibilities in our own faith.``