Dynah Carey's perfect life is shattered by rape, her future irrevocably altered by an unwanted pregnancy, and her doting family torn apart. Her seemingly rock-solid faith is pushed to the limits as she faces the most momentous choice of her life--to embrace or to end the untimely life within her.
ISBN-13: 9781868524242
My Thoughts
It's been at least 15 years since I read The Atonement Child but I remember as a teenager realizing just how powerful and thought provoking it was. Francine Rivers had taken on one of the most difficult and polarizing topics then as it is now, but she had done so with a rare sensitivity and with an open heart.
I was raised, and still believe, that abortion is wrong, however I was also taught, and still firmly believe, that no one touched by abortion comes away unscathed and that Christians should be extending grace and compassion to all of the victims of abortion just as Jesus would.
There were two things in The Atonement Child that have stuck with me all of these years. One is that pain and mistakes can be generational, frequently unwittingly. And the other is that we as Christians can so easily become caught up in our own perfection that we lose sight of what the Bible really says and become even more unforgiving and unkind than the world is.
The Atonement Child is an emotional story, it isn't always easy to read, you may feel convicted by your own judgementalism, but you will also come away with a better understanding and you will be uplifted and inspired by this story of forgiveness and hope...
I was raised, and still believe, that abortion is wrong, however I was also taught, and still firmly believe, that no one touched by abortion comes away unscathed and that Christians should be extending grace and compassion to all of the victims of abortion just as Jesus would.
There were two things in The Atonement Child that have stuck with me all of these years. One is that pain and mistakes can be generational, frequently unwittingly. And the other is that we as Christians can so easily become caught up in our own perfection that we lose sight of what the Bible really says and become even more unforgiving and unkind than the world is.
The Atonement Child is an emotional story, it isn't always easy to read, you may feel convicted by your own judgementalism, but you will also come away with a better understanding and you will be uplifted and inspired by this story of forgiveness and hope...
If you have had an abortion please consider talking to someone such as an abortion recovery support group.
You are not alone and they will have someone who can help you find healing.
You are not alone and they will have someone who can help you find healing.
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