The School of Dying Graces: Lesson on Living from Two Extraordinary Journeys Toward God

2005 Gold Medallion Award finalist!
The School of Dying Graces is the deeply honest and beautifully written account of two very different spiritual journeys--the journey of Dr. Richard Felix, then president of Azusa Pacific University, and that of his beloved wife, Vivian, a terminal cancer patient. From observing his wife prepare herself spiritually for dying, Dr. Felix discovers that special gifts--living graces--come to those who persevere through suffering. In this thought-provoking and inspiring story forged through his wife's victorious dying, Dr. Felix offers profound truths for those who want to live victoriously.

You don’t have to enroll in the school of dying graces to learn its costly lessons.

When his beautiful and brilliant wife was diagnosed with cancer, Dr. Richard Felix became convinced that, through faith, the best medical science, and fervent prayer, she would be restored to health. Once it became apparent that her disease was not responding to treatment, however, Vivian Felix asked Richard to continue praying for her physical healing while she prepared herself spiritually for dying.

Unable to accept the possibility of her death, he prayed for a miracle. It arrived, though in unexpected form, when he gave himself to the graces of living that were forged in his beloved wife’s victorious dying:

• The grace of letting go
• The grace of seeing with the eyes of faith
• The grace of dependence
• The grace of surrender
• The grace of gratitude
• The grace of transformation

Give yourself to the graces of living that were forged in a journey of dying—and you’ll learn, as Richard Felix did, that the lessons may be costly, but the wisdom is priceless.