Mysterious Ways

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“Mysterious Ways highlights extraordinary moments and everyday miracles.”

I really enjoyed reading this book.  It’s perfect for dipping in and out of, full of stories new and old, long and short, of God’s hand touching people’s lives.  I especially enjoyed the story of the expectant mum who prayed for the young son of a stranger on the day he was involved in a car accident – and many years later welcomed him into her family when he married the daughter she’d been carrying at the time of the crash (The One I Prayed For).  There are many other stories which feel big, like the young man who tried to kill himself by jumping off a bridge, but whose life was saved by a sea lion (Last Leap).  Wonderful stories like Mrs Joseph’s Angel, in which a struggling and depressed young woman temporarily and unsuspectingly becomes the voice of an angel for another sad and lonely person.  And other stories of the ‘meeting angels unawares’ kind such as the specialist mechanic whom a family with a sick RV encountered in a deserted industrial complex.  (About That G In GPS…)

The book is divided into sections such as The Hidden Hand of God (in which is the very moving ‘Block II’), and Animals – God’s special Messengers (Kash, the very last story in the book, is a great one for dog lovers!).

It’s the kind of book which is powerful reading, even though some of the stories are barely two pages long. As well as a perfect book for having anywhere you might only be able to snatch a few moments to read, it would also be a great book to use as part of a devotional programme, or for anyone in ministry looking for sermon illustrations or teaching examples.

A 5* recommended read and a definite keeper for my bookshelves.

Mysterious Ways: True Stories of the Miraculous

Editors of Guideposts

9780800728762, £14.99, Hardback