Review by prernarajput123 -- Always Before Me
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[Following is a volunteer review of "Always Before Me" by John Servant.]
Always Before Me by John Servant is a story of mercy and salvation. In this book the author tried to give answers to various human queries like do we believe in creationism, is redemption possible late in life, why troubles always knock the door of good people, how to surrender to god and ask for forgiveness and many more.
The story revolves around three characters two of them are priests namely Father Paul and Father Anthony and the third one named Matt. Father Paul is a man of disciplines and beliefs, he is the servant of god,he walks on the path laid by the god(Jesus), he worships everyday and has his full faith on Jesus, Joseph and Mary. Somehow he got caught up in the dispute with the sheriffs and because of his sacred oath of confession and discipline he ended up in jail. There he is joined by Father Anthony and Matt both are accused for their respective crimes. To find out whether they are truly guilty or falsely accused you have to grab the book and read it.
Somehow the stories of all three characters are interconnected. Initially Father Paul feels the prison environment is not for him but despite of his fate he never doubted or loose his faith in god instead he daily prayed his rosary. After a while the warden of the prison allowed Father Paul to hold masses and preach sermon. He enlightened the convicts that they are not to late for redemption, that they could come forward and ask for forgiveness and the god will show mercy on them. He recited the sayings of the Bible and encouraged the convict to redeem themselves. He guided them no matter that your sins or failure is always before you, you have to continue on the righteous path. All these sermons has positive affects on the convicts but as we know good things never last for long and Father Paul met a dreadful end which is not expected but despite of that father Paul didn't loose his faith on the holy god. All these incidents deeply affected Father Anthony, he used to admire Father Paul. Father Anthony however helped Matt to redeem himself and encouraged him that it's never to late to ask forgiveness from god. At the end Matt was alone in the prison, Father Anthony has done so unexpected act out of love, care and his faith towards the god that leaves the readers awestruck.
The thing I liked most about the book is that the author has written it in a very systematic way and without any confusion he managed to put a story within a story which holds the grip of the audience. I liked the way author through the Bible teachings gave some insightful answers to the most common human questions. This book has only 90-100 pages so I was able to read it in one sitting and it's worth it because it is truly gripping.
The book is professionally edited thus I couldn't find any errors. There is nothing to dislike about the book despite in the end I am the one who is enlightened and learned something new-that no matter in what form the failure hits you or how many times it hits you never loose your faith on god,your hard work and your good deeds. I know it sound a little hard to preach but it's true and at the end the success awaits you. On the basis of all the aforementioned points I will rate this book 3 out of 4.
I recommend this book mainly to the people within the age of 15-40 years because especially adulthood is very demanding mentally as well as physically. This book can somehow help them to cope up with their life challenges. Rest everyone can give this book a try it's worth reading.
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Always Before Me
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Always Before Me by John Servant is a story of mercy and salvation. In this book the author tried to give answers to various human queries like do we believe in creationism, is redemption possible late in life, why troubles always knock the door of good people, how to surrender to god and ask for forgiveness and many more.
The story revolves around three characters two of them are priests namely Father Paul and Father Anthony and the third one named Matt. Father Paul is a man of disciplines and beliefs, he is the servant of god,he walks on the path laid by the god(Jesus), he worships everyday and has his full faith on Jesus, Joseph and Mary. Somehow he got caught up in the dispute with the sheriffs and because of his sacred oath of confession and discipline he ended up in jail. There he is joined by Father Anthony and Matt both are accused for their respective crimes. To find out whether they are truly guilty or falsely accused you have to grab the book and read it.
Somehow the stories of all three characters are interconnected. Initially Father Paul feels the prison environment is not for him but despite of his fate he never doubted or loose his faith in god instead he daily prayed his rosary. After a while the warden of the prison allowed Father Paul to hold masses and preach sermon. He enlightened the convicts that they are not to late for redemption, that they could come forward and ask for forgiveness and the god will show mercy on them. He recited the sayings of the Bible and encouraged the convict to redeem themselves. He guided them no matter that your sins or failure is always before you, you have to continue on the righteous path. All these sermons has positive affects on the convicts but as we know good things never last for long and Father Paul met a dreadful end which is not expected but despite of that father Paul didn't loose his faith on the holy god. All these incidents deeply affected Father Anthony, he used to admire Father Paul. Father Anthony however helped Matt to redeem himself and encouraged him that it's never to late to ask forgiveness from god. At the end Matt was alone in the prison, Father Anthony has done so unexpected act out of love, care and his faith towards the god that leaves the readers awestruck.
The thing I liked most about the book is that the author has written it in a very systematic way and without any confusion he managed to put a story within a story which holds the grip of the audience. I liked the way author through the Bible teachings gave some insightful answers to the most common human questions. This book has only 90-100 pages so I was able to read it in one sitting and it's worth it because it is truly gripping.
The book is professionally edited thus I couldn't find any errors. There is nothing to dislike about the book despite in the end I am the one who is enlightened and learned something new-that no matter in what form the failure hits you or how many times it hits you never loose your faith on god,your hard work and your good deeds. I know it sound a little hard to preach but it's true and at the end the success awaits you. On the basis of all the aforementioned points I will rate this book 3 out of 4.
I recommend this book mainly to the people within the age of 15-40 years because especially adulthood is very demanding mentally as well as physically. This book can somehow help them to cope up with their life challenges. Rest everyone can give this book a try it's worth reading.
******
Always Before Me
View: on Bookshelves |
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