This is a book about a remarkable eight-year journey into what it means to live with hope in your heart.
It begins with an unusual request: Mitch Albom is asked by his ailing 82-years-old former mentor to deliver his eulogy upon his death. Feeling unworthy, Mitch insists on getting to understnd the man better. And at the same time, he is getting to know a local pastor - a man with a deeply tragic past who preaches to the poor and homeless in a decaying church, but who ramains full of hope and happiness.