One Holy Night

[kndacus]

Has anyone here read One Holy Night by J.M. Hochstetler yet? Wow! What a powerful story--especially when I stop to think about how applicable some of the situations are to what's going on in the world right now.

The redemptive message of the book gives me hope that even though things look grim right now, we've managed to pull through it in the past and with faith can do so again.

If you haven't read it, you really need to add it to your TBR list.


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Kaye Dacus
http://kayedacus.com

[lynnmosher]

Thanks, Kaye. I'll take a look at it.

[Laina]

Hi Kaye

What's it about?

[kndacus]

Here's the back-cover copy:

As on that holy night so long ago . . .
in a world torn by sin and strife . . .
To a family that has suffered heart-wrenching loss . . .
there will be born a baby . . .

Frank McRae stared at the television screen, raw images of war exploding in his head long after the news had finally ended, replaced by an inane sitcom. The grainy black-and-white video of battle-weary troops slogging through the sodden rice paddies and shadowy jungles of Vietnam ate away at his heart like sulfuric acid.

There was nothing left of his life now but the bitterness and the pain that were tearing him apart. The silence in this house that had once been a cherished home, rich with happiness and love, was deafening. Always another war. Always more purposeless killing, senseless dying, and fractured relationships that couldn't be put back together again. Where was God in all of this? What kind of God would tear from a man those dearest to him? The Bible spoke of a God of love and mercy, but for all Frank could tell, God remained indifferent to suffering. When on needed help the most, God turned his back. Surely the Biuble was nothing but a hollow myth. . . .

What Frank didni't know was that God had in mind a miracle. Once more, as on that holy night so long ago, a baby will be born and laid in a manger--a baby who will bring forgiveness, peace, and healing to a family that has suffered heart-wrenching loss.