Will I Sing Again?: Listening For The Melody Of Grace In The Silence Of Illness And Loss (Lutheran Voices) - Softcover

Bade, John McCullough

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0806649984 ISBN 13: 9780806649986

Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Pub, 2005

Synopsis

Will I Sing Again? Listening for the Melody of Grace in the Silence of Illness and Loss author John McCullough Bade reflects on his personal struggle with Parkinson's Disease. Through narrative and poetic passages, he searches for signs of God's grace in the midst of his physical struggle and sense of loss.

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Review:

"The powerful imagery and poetry that Pastor Bade shares with the reader reminds one of the Old Testament Psalter. The Shepherds Psalm, (Ps. 23), with its movements of security and pastoral embrace, its bold and dynamic reality ('Even tho I walk through the valley of the shadow of death'), and its confidence in God's ever present compassion and care is an example of how Pastor Bade's writing penetrates deep into heart, mind and soul. His journey experiencing illness and loss are always shadowing our own journeys in one way or another. We gain much from his experiences and from his proclamation of trust in God's promises. Perhaps someone with musical talent should put these poems to music for us to use as part of our own 21st century Psalter. I am pleased to endorse this book as a companion on your own journey in life."

About this edition

• Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Pub
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0806649984
• ISBN 13: 9780806649986
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 95