I have never really done a book review here on the blog but this book has prompted me to do my first. The book is called Fields of the Fatherless:Discover the Joy of Compassionate Living and is written by C. Thomas Davis. This is a quick easy reading book with large print. The book tells of how Christians are missing out on so much joy and blessing that they could be receiving if they would only choose to follow the Father's heart and reach out to the orphan, the widow and the stranger. Those who are most in need are those God is wanting us to show love to. The front flap of the book cover gives a clue to what's inside. It reads as follows,
"In this world you are an orphan-eagerly anticipating your adoption as god's child. In this world you are a widow-longing for reunion with your bridegroom. In this world you are a stranger-a pilgrim waiting to become a citizen of heaven. And in this world, God has called you to care for the orphan, the stranger and the widow. Fields of the Fatherless is a book that brings you back to what Christianity is really about: Giving yourself to others, being Christ to a hurting world and living for the One that comes next."
I highly recommend this book to anyone wanting a tug on their heartstrings towards the needy and hurting people around them.
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Dear Christine...I really appreciated what you had to say and I look at my own situation, always feeling blessed to have been physically adopted by loving and caring parents but also spiritually adopted by an even more caring and loving God. Praise God!! Kathy S.
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