Book Review: A Crazy Holy Grace by Frederick Buechner

I call it 'a dark night of my soul' when I am in dire need of God to answer my prayers. I am not talking about a bad day, a bad situation, a bad person...no....I'm talking about the things that attack your mind every waking moment, you have trouble sleeping, you find yourself BEGGING God to answer you and when or if He does, it's in a tiny way that just lets you know He's there, He's just not going to answer that particular prayer the way we need or ask Him to. 

And that hurts - deeply hurts. 

When you don't have a single human being in your life that can help and when He has always been your first go-to .... it just really hurts.

Then...the bad thoughts start pouring into your mind and now you have THAT to deal with on top of your problem. I tell you, it's not a pleasant place to be....you are tormented with no reliefit seems.

Thankfully, there's an author named Frederick Buechner, who has written this wonderful book called A Crazy Holy Grace. This book may not be my dark night relief, but it does remind me just how present God really is in my situation. Although the answers don't come and since I am the cause of my situation, instead of feeling complete shame and disgrace, I AM confident of His Holy Grace.

When I'm not drowning as I feel I am now (very dark night of my soul), I have very good memories of how God was with me, how He made me smile, how once I told a lady it was like He was pursuing my heart and that was awesome. I know and can recount many incredible miracles He granted me in my lifetime and how I'm able to encourage others from my tales of those miracles. 

That's what Frederick Buechner has done in this book too.

Mr Buechner has written this well-thought-out book of his story, essay style, of how no matter what's going on, he too, was confident of God's mercy, miracles and interventions - even if it was through memories of Gods' presence in his life.

It was comforting to read this book, especially now, if only to remind me not to forget Gods' presence. Even when I am the cause of my problem - that's where grace comes in. Where humans have the nasty tendency to forgive/not forget, GOD, through His grace, forgives AND forgets.

Mr Buechner had his own dark night of his soul when his father committed suicide. I don't know how I would or could handle that one, but I know my own actions have harmed my family. Different stories, same hard issue to deal with. 

His book is an amazing read. Well written and you feel like you've known him as a neighbor. I highly recommend this book to remind you too, you are not alone. Almost every single human being has some horror story to share, trust me, I know I do. But Frederick Buechner has written this book as a comfort, not as a compare notes on who's tragedy is worse. It's as if you can listen to his story and are comforted within your own story too.

Please search for this book,A Crazy Holy Grace, to read while you sit off in your own little reading space - I promise it WILl bring you comfort in your own life's trials.

**I received this book from handlebarmarketing.com for the purpose of a review-all opinions are my own