The Supreme Gift

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"I thought I had already considered everything about Love when I came across Henry Drummond's sermon. From the moment I read his words, I have tried to put his teachings into practice, and my life has fundamentally changed," wrote Paulo Coelho about the text that inspired him to write The Supreme Gift. "If I speak in the tongues of men and angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal." Each of us has heard this passage from the Letter to the Corinthians by Saint Paul, but have we truly understood its message? At the end of the 19th century, the young missionary Henry Drummond was called to replace a famous preacher. Although the audience initially listened to him with skepticism, they soon became captivated by his interpretation of the words of the Apostle Paul. The sermon The Greatest Thing in the World became a classic text, undoubtedly one of the most beautiful ever written about love. Drummond divided it into nine parts: patience, kindness, generosity, humility, gentleness, devotion, tolerance, sincerity, and innocence. Contrary to what we are used to hearing, he does not consider faith to be the greatest treasure of spiritual life, but love. Regardless of which religion you adhere to, it is these feelings that will enrich your life the most. In The Supreme Gift, Paulo Coelho offers a truly powerful message based on Drummond's text, which will help us incorporate love into our everyday lives and experience its transformative power.