Book review

Carolyn Lewis
Posted 9/18/20

Hey, Andrew, I’ve got a great idea for an article for the paper

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Hey, Andrew, I’ve got a great idea for an article for the paper that I think you’ll like. I’ve found this book I’ve been reading and it’s really neat. 

It’s got answers to lots of the questions I’ve been asking about my life, like, “Where have I come from and where am I going?” And “What am I doing here?” And “What is my purpose here on this earth?” And “Who can help me answer some of these important questions I have?” 

I know the book has been around for a really long time and the author has lots of age on him, but it’s really been interesting to read and the author has promised to meet with me every morning before I get on with my day and help me find the answers I’ve been looking for. 

The author’s name is God, but He also has a son named Jesus and somebody called the Holy Spirit. He said they all love me very much and want to help me in every aspect of my life and they will guide and direct me in all things. Sounds really exciting to me, and so far I’ve really been impressed with what they are doing for me.

For instance, I recently had a bunch of problems and was thinking of running away and starting over somewhere else. Then I read a story in Genesis 16 about Abraham and Sarah, about how they wanted a son and they were really getting old and still didn’t have a child so Sarah told Abraham to take her maid as a wife and he did and had a son by her named Ishmael. The maid and Sarah didn’t get along at all after that happened and the maid ran away with her son. And God met her when she stopped to rest by a well and said, “Hagar, where have you come from and where are you going?” She told Him about the troubles she had with Sarah and He told her to go back and submit to Sarah and stay with them. I got the idea from that story that I couldn’t run away from my problems, I needed to stay where I was and work them out, and the book showed me how to do that as I read it every day and talked to God about it. 

He also tells in the book that we all have a purpose in our life, and that He has already prepared us to serve this purpose. It says He created me just exactly the way He wanted me to be to serve that purpose, so I’m reading more about what it could be and I’m excited to read more every day. I think this book is really going to help me in lots of other things that are going on in my life, too, and I’m anxious to see what happens next. 

Anyway, I thought this would be a great idea for an article for your paper and thought I’d tell you about it. The book is the Bible, and even though it was written many years ago I am sold on the advice it gives. I’ve noticed they are available in numerous places, so if people get interested, they can get one and get started reading like I did. As good as this book is, it should end up being a best seller!