May I Walk You Home?: Sharing Christ’s Love With the Dying

Melody Rossi
Bethany House (2007)
ISBN 9780764203558
Reviewed by Debra Gaynor for Reader Views (6/07)


“May I Walk You Home?,” by Melody Rossi, is a message written from firsthand experience.  Ms. Rossi experienced the loss of her mother, her stepmother and father within a twenty-eight month span.  God used Ms. Rossi and their fatal illnesses to guide all three in giving their hearts to Christ.  Losing someone you love always hurts, but the pain is eased when you know he or she found peace with the Lord. 

Ms. Rossi was given the opportunity to serve Christ and to serve her loved ones as they went through the dying process.  She took them to “doctor appointments, ran errands, and made meals.  She also showed them the love of Jesus Christ through her actions, prayer, and words.”  “Because Jesus came to the world as a servant, it makes total sense that He would use this technique as a powerful way to reach the lost.”

This book is divided into four sections; each area is divided into chapters.  The first section discusses the call to serve.  We never know how God will use us or when.  He uses the least likely.  The second section is directions to lead you in your service.  Having a loved one approach death will drain you spiritually, emotionally, and physically.  The third section stresses that once you have begun this journey there is no turning back.  You should think very seriously before you begin, for it will make demands on you.  The last section discusses the “Journey’s End.”  Ms. Rossi shares the physical, the spiritual and emotional changes that take place when death in imminent.  There is a need to mend fences; there is an emotional acceptance and a physical letting go. 

“May I Walk You Home?,” by Melody Rossi, is simply written and easy to understand.  Death is a topic most people avoid.  However, Ms. Rossi offers practical guidance wrought through her own experiences.  The cover is beautifully done with a leaf-strewn path.  I learned much from this book and I am glad I read it.  It is rewarding to know that Ms. Rossi used the knowledge she gained from the death of several loved ones to serve the Lord and assist others.  I highly recommend this book to those working with Hospice, hospitals, nursing homes and those who know someone facing a terminal illness.

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