Not a Sparrow Falls
by Linda Nichols
My favorite scene in this book is the climax scene where a potentially dangerous situation is defused because of God’s love shown by an old woman to a strung out young man. This old woman, Hattie, (whom you meet in the very first scene, then don’t hear from again for quite awhile), is an 80-something year old prayer warrior. When God prompts, she prays. God listens and acts.
She didn’t know she was praying for her granddaughter, necessarily. And 25-year old granddaughter Mary Bridget, is tired of being who she is…a girl in league with illegal drug manufacturers, on the run, and out of money.
At a critical point, Mary Bridget assumes the identity of her dead mother, getting fake documentation made, and tries to make a new life for herself in Alexandria, Virginia. While seeking refuge in a dark corner of a large church, Bridie, as she is now called, sees a distraught young teenage girl, and eventually becomes involved in her life and the life of her family.
The young girl is the pastor’s daughter, motherless and virtually ignored by her overworked and overstressed father, who is also becoming increasingly tired of life.
I really liked this book because God figures prominently in this story, and answered prayer figures prominently. Everything works out, but is not without consequence. But it’s OK, because God is at work.
This is the kind of fiction I like to read – not an obscure reference to God here and there, but a story where God is already or becomes – actively involved in the lives of the characters.
I recommend this book because of that.
My favorite scene in this book is the climax scene where a potentially dangerous situation is defused because of God’s love shown by an old woman to a strung out young man. This old woman, Hattie, (whom you meet in the very first scene, then don’t hear from again for quite awhile), is an 80-something year old prayer warrior. When God prompts, she prays. God listens and acts.
She didn’t know she was praying for her granddaughter, necessarily. And 25-year old granddaughter Mary Bridget, is tired of being who she is…a girl in league with illegal drug manufacturers, on the run, and out of money.
At a critical point, Mary Bridget assumes the identity of her dead mother, getting fake documentation made, and tries to make a new life for herself in Alexandria, Virginia. While seeking refuge in a dark corner of a large church, Bridie, as she is now called, sees a distraught young teenage girl, and eventually becomes involved in her life and the life of her family.
The young girl is the pastor’s daughter, motherless and virtually ignored by her overworked and overstressed father, who is also becoming increasingly tired of life.
I really liked this book because God figures prominently in this story, and answered prayer figures prominently. Everything works out, but is not without consequence. But it’s OK, because God is at work.
This is the kind of fiction I like to read – not an obscure reference to God here and there, but a story where God is already or becomes – actively involved in the lives of the characters.
I recommend this book because of that.
No comments:
Post a Comment