BEAUTIFUL COURAGE by SAM WELLMAN is an in depth biography of a remarkable woman, Corrie ten Boom, who truly lived for Christ. I cannot recommend this book highly enough. As we are taken on a journey through her life, from the age of five when she gave her heart to Jesus, until she went to be with her Lord at the age of ninety one, we see what an incredible imprint this plain, yet beautiful, Dutch watchmaker made on the world.
Coming from a closely knit Christian family, who took the Bible seriously, living by its principles and showing God’s love to those in need, especially to His chosen people, the Jews, Corrie and her sister Betsie are imprisoned by the Nazis, first of all in Holland and then in the infamous women’s prison, Ravensbruck in Germany. These two were “veterans of Nazi inhumanity” who took every opportunity to bring God’s message of salvation right where they were, to fellow inmates and guards alike, showing His love and forgiveness, all the time trusting God for deliverance from this hell on earth. As Betsie often said “There are no ‘ifs’ in God’s world”. The sisters clung together for comfort, holding on to Betsie’s vision of a large and beautiful house in which to minister to others, especially those who had suffered from the war.
I like to see Corrie’s gratitude which is shown when she is recovering on arriving back in Holland - “As she shuffled past a nurse’s room on her swollen feet, she heard an organist playing Bach! The nurse was listening to her radio. What a feasr life was now. Did it take prison to sharpen these wonderful gifts from God.”
There is so much more to Corrie’s story - this is truly a book that will inspire each of us in our Christian walk.
I was given a free copy of the book by NetGalley from Barbour Publishing. The opinions in this review are completely my own.
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Thank you! Yes, it was a wonderful woman with an amazing God.
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