★★★★
I
struggled in deciding on a rating for this one. For myself, I’d give it
three stars; I just didn’t relate well. It’s a short little book, and
even at that, it seems to lose a bit of focus toward the end and perhaps
could have been even shorter. But for others, who have shared more of
the pain that Pamela has (both physical and emotional), the book will
prove inspirational and comforting, worthy of a five-star ranking. I
settled on a compromise of four stars.
Rev.
Feeser is opinionated but gentle as she shares the wisdom of a life
still Becoming. This is a book for the heart, not so much for the head …
a bit different from the sort of book I usually review. Yet it was a
pleasant break, sometimes even delightful … and sometimes disturbing.
Like Job in the Bible, Pamela endured a lot under God’s watchful eye.
Like Job, she simply could never give up on Him. While her understanding
and picture of God evolved over time, her love for the One Who Loved
Her Into Being grew only stronger … overcoming periods of darkness which
found her railing in anger at Him. In her love-hate relationship with
the Creator, love won by a landslide, and this shared love is clearly
her comfort and strength today.
“Bottom line, God, it’s you and me. I know we can do it.”
Spiritual
living is characterized by creative chaos, insists Rev. Feeser. Yet
within that chaos, her escape was music and poetic verse. Music appears
to have grounded her, given her stability in a world of chaos. Over and
over she found God hiding in the notes and the controlled breathing of
playing wind instruments (Spirit = breath of God). I mention this
because for all the writing I do about God, I know so very little about
Him, and I think that for one person at least … God is music. I’m glad
Pamela found Him there; we should all be so lucky.
No comments:
Post a Comment