The Supreme Gift: Love Is the Greatest Thing in the World

By Paulo Coelho and Henry Drummond

Book Overview

Love is humankind's supreme gift, our spiritual center and our guiding light. This inspiring essay by Paulo Coelho, the internationally bestselling author of The Alchemist, teaches us how to embrace it.

The Supreme Gift is an invitation for reflection, a clear and concise response to life's biggest questions. Inspired by a 19th century sermon by Henry Drummond offering a deeper understanding of love, here Coelho explains love as the culmination of nine elements, which we can incorporate into our everyday lives for an instant connection to life's most important gift:

patience, kindness, generosity, humility, gentleness, dedication, tolerance, sincerity, andinnocence.

In The Supreme Gift, Paulo Coelho, author of The Alchemist, a fable of following your dream and one of Oprah's "Best Self-Help Books of a Generation," offers a real and powerful message that will help us incorporate love into our daily life and experience all its transformational power.

Freely adapted from the text by Henry Drummond

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 006347008X
• ISBN13: 9780063470088
• Release Date: March 2026
• Publisher: HarperOne
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

Excellent collection from an eloquent Christian writer

This is a marvelous collection of some classic Christian writings, lovingly edited and quality packaged for a modern audience. Some time ago I got an old copy of the very small book, "booklet," really, of "The Greatest Thing in the World" at a sidewalk sale, not realizing Henry Drummond was such a pillar of Nineteenth century evangelical writing. This extended talk may possibly be the best essay ever written on 1 Corinthians 13 -- "the Love chapter." I was very happy to find several of his other writings collected into a single work. Highly recommended, and not just for evangelical Christians (which I definitely am not). It's beautiful, thoughtful writing on the life of the spirit; succinct, inspiring and original interpretations of Scripture and basic Christian ideas, beliefs, and culture.

This little book changed my outlook on life

I was given this book in college. I set it on the shelf and didn't pick it up for 4 years. When I read this little book that you can read in one night, I really felt moved. I tried to look at everyone with love. In my profession as a teacher, it really helped! I saw the troublesome kids with eyes of love, and their rebellion melted away. I am reading it again this year before school starts to get my head in the right place. Love is more important than being right. Love is more important than believing the right things. Love is more important than anything you say. Love is the message that people will remember about you.

An Essential Message

This book has been a treasured friend since it was given to me as a gift many years ago. Drummond, a nineteenth century Christian missionary, lays out his case that Love is the key ingredient to a successful life with precision, logic and eloquence. Usually a logical approach fails to stir one's soul but his writing is as beautiful as it is persuasive. It is also an urgent message for us as individuals and as a society. We cannot call ourselves Christians if Love is subsumed by self-righteousness, hatred and judgement. I suspect anyone of any denomination will find it useful as a guide through our world's troubled waters.

The greatest of these....

I read this book at least once a year to keep me focused on what's important in my life. Love is the greatest, most important force in our universe. This book explains the essense of love and provides profound insights on it purpose and how we may employ it in our daily lives. Read it, learn it, and do it. Your life will be fulfilled!

Timeless practical advice for here and now

By the time I had read this book, I'd already read countless books and essays on religion and truth and love. This book offered me something extra - and opened my eyes to a wonderful new truth - mainly this - that love is enough.Never having been trained in the social graces, I always felt like a bit of a clutz in social settings such as dinner parties and even simple get-togethers.Drummond makes the point that if you have love - if you can feel and express love - you have it all. So instead of focusing on which fork to use for the shrimp and salad, I started focusing on how much God loved me and everyone around me. And that little simple truth enabled me to feel more at ease in every circumstance and in every situation.Drummond's book is about grace, love, truth, Universal spiritual laws - it's got it all. From little things (like social graces) to big things (like loving our fellow man - irrespective of his lot in life) this book will change your life.This should be required reading for everyone.