To Read or Re-Read(Finished Today)
The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom
Most anything I write will not do justice to the power of this timeless message of love, forgiveness, and healing.
Corrie ten Boom was a Christian woman who was sent to Nazi prison/concentration Camps during the Holocaust. Her faith in Jesus Christ literally saved her live and helped bring many people to healing after the war.
After experiencing and witnessing every brutality possible, she was still able to declare:
"Jesus Can Turn Loss Into Glory"
and
"...To Give Thanks In All Circumstances...even for the fleas."
The fleas protected them from the guards wanting to enter their prison barracks and commit further abuse.
She also asked,
"How should a Christian act when evil was in power?", which makes me think about the many evils pounding away around me and my family. Standing up to the the evil and remaining focused toward Jesus Christ is becoming less and less the norm.
I truly believe this in not a "read it one time" book. This would be a great "read together" book for parents and children, husbands and wives, Book Groups, etc. Summer reading...here we come!
Have you read this amazing book?
If so, what are your thoughts?
3 comments:
I read this book at the end of 1984 when Britt was in the hospital for 5 weeks. I loved it and it helped me cope beyond words.
one of the best books to keep you focused on what REALLY matters.
It's definitely in my "top 10"
I listened to this book on tape during what would become a very hard year for us. Thankfully, I read it before the trials, because I don't think I would have during.
I'm putting it on my library reserve list right now. I need a reminder of the many lessons taught by this book.
*Christine*
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