Hallelujah, Anyway
This is a great follow-up book to “Stitches.” Where “Stitches,” dealt with the yin and the yang – good versus evil balance in the tapestry of our lives, this book deals in hope and mercy. We are forgiven our wrong doings not because of anything we do to try to buy our way into heaven, but, because Jesus paid the price and sacrificed himself to absolve us of our sins through mercy we are saved through God’s grace. She sites many examples of the times we are in and how we often screw up and do the opposite of what we should and end up suffering the consequences of our actions. But, God’s mercy is like a hug surrounding us. That sense a child has with a parent, when you know you shouldn’t have messed with Mom or Dad’s stuff and when something gets broken by accident it hurst you because you know you hurt them. But through mercy and forgiveness at some time in our life and hopefully often we are forgiven for the bad things we do sometimes willfully sometimes a victim of our actions, thoughts or desires. Unfailing mercy and unconditional love. We can see God in our pets eyes and what a wonderful reminder that there is more in the universe than just us out here hanging on to the planet hoping to stay afloat in a sea of potential temptations. What we are unable to do on our own, what we are unable to forgive ourselves for love and mercy covers. When we are lost in wrongs there is One who reaches us wherever we are and lifts us up. If we let Him. Good book. I do enjoy how Anne LaMott relates things. So interesting, so real and down-to-earth, so subtle and yet so full of wisdom. I am a big fan of her writing. Another good job.
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