REFLECTIONS ON FAITH: INSPIRED BY BABIES - Softcover

Ridden, Phil

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0992548187 ISBN 13: 9780992548186

Publisher: Edwest Publishing, 2020

Synopsis

If we seek God, we will see Him revealed in the people and events in our lives. Including babies. A nappy (diaper), a 3.00am feed, sleep deprivation, baby paraphernalia … can each help us to reflect on faith.That is the purpose of this book. As you read these reflections, it is likely they will conjure familiar images for you. I hope they will also help you to meditate on God and your relationship with Him. Each of the sixty brief reflections is inspired by everyday experiences and emotions. This is not a book to be read from cover to cover. It is designed to be dipped into, sequentially or not, with favourite passages revisited from time to time. Perhaps it will inspire you to add your own reflections on the theme. Readers have said, “I am moved by the way you have related our relationships with our precious little ones to our own relationship with our Father in heaven.” “As a mother, your words are so relatable and woke a range of emotions, a smile, a memory.” “Made me smile thinking of greeting [my son] in the morning.” “Deeply touching.”This is a book for men and women, parents and grandparents … anyone who has experienced the all-consuming demands of a baby, and the unconditional love which it evokes in us. Here is a sample: BABY ON BOARDWhy must I know they’ve a BABY ON BOARD, Father?The sign in the back window of the carAnnounces the presence of a baby.So they have a baby! Why must I know?Are they letting me know that they’re probably tired;that their sleep’s been disturbed night after night;that their car is filled with infant-regalia?Are they asking me to not tail-end them;to not sound the horn?Or are they just boasting—telling the world that they made a baby? I used to wonder about ‘BABY ON BOARD’;But now I’m a parent, I think that I get it:Since this little one came into my life, I just want everyone to know That my life has been wonderfully gifted,truly enriched,filled with unfathomable delight,And I’ll never be the same again.It’s how I feel about you, Father.Since you came into my life,I just want everyone to know That my life has been wonderfully gifted,truly enriched,filled with unfathomable delight,And I’ll never be the same again.When someone becomes a Christian, he becomes a brand new person inside. He is not the same anymore. A new life has begun! (2 Corinthians 5: 17, TLB)

Edition details

• Publisher: Edwest Publishing
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0992548187
• ISBN 13: 9780992548186
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 115