Title - Abraham's Well
Author - Sharon Ewell Foster
Total Chapters - 62
This Review covers chapters 21-41
Excerpt: Our friendship walked out the door that day with the words she said and when she carried what was mine out the door in her arms. Miss Lillian traded love for a blanket. But she ain't much different; people do it all the time. (p. 148)
Q - How do the characters change or evolve throughout the chapters covered in this review? What
events trigger such changes?
A - A metamorphasis has taken place in the review chapters. After finally settling down from the extraordinarily long walk on the Trail of Tears there is nothing and no-one left the same. Sin has weaseled it's way into the fold. I would compare the beginning of the story to the Garden of Eden and this section of the story to Life after the Garden.
Our main character Armentia a Black Cherokee is slowly adjusting to the fact that she is actually a slave. The funny thing is she was born a slave. This realization left her vulnerable to love and loss. Not only that but she is a teenager growing into a woman and her family fears she will be sold away. With a new sky above their heads and different texture of ground under their feet the only hope is to interpret God's mercy in the middle of the storm.
Q - Did certain parts of the reading make you uncomfortable? If so, why did you feel
that way? Did this lead to a new understanding or awareness of some aspect of
your life you might not have thought about before?
A - There were some scenes that made me squirm a little. The talk of flagrant beatings and shootings happening to anyone undeservedly is hard to accept. But these same things happen now and make me squirm today. The story of the Holocaust or the African slave trade are all very hurtful stories. But what makes me able to get beyond the hurt is the fact that Jesus - the Prince of Peace was persecuted, wounded and beaten by men. After receiving that in my spirit there is very little that can't be forgiven.
Q - Christian books should point to Christ. Was there a moment, in this reading, when you felt that
prodding?
A - I felt this prodding toward Christ especially when grappling with the process that the characters could not avoid going through. Sometimes it has to be this way for us in order that the grace and plan of God can shine forth.
Lines that stood out:
Page 201
"Oh my brothers and sisters! I wish that all of you could read. I wish that you could read this book for yourself! Then you would know that this book, this letter of love, was written for you!"
Take away scripture:
Isaiah 53:5 New KJV tells us -
But He was wounded for our transgressions,
He was bruised for our iniquities;
The chastisement for our peace was upon Him,
And by His stripes we are healed.
Summary:
As chapter 20 closes Armentia is moving on to the next stage in her young life. She's been introduced to the Bible and heard of a place where slavery never happened. With a bat of the eye her world is turned upside down again by the transformed Mama Emma. Will she see her beloved Mother again? Where will her own trail of tears lead? Read remaining chapters 42-62 to find out.
Remember,
pray without ceasing.
Read your Bible every day and apply it till the Bridegroom comes!
Your sister in Christ
MJJaymz
Author - Sharon Ewell Foster
Total Chapters - 62
This Review covers chapters 21-41
Excerpt: Our friendship walked out the door that day with the words she said and when she carried what was mine out the door in her arms. Miss Lillian traded love for a blanket. But she ain't much different; people do it all the time. (p. 148)
A - A metamorphasis has taken place in the review chapters. After finally settling down from the extraordinarily long walk on the Trail of Tears there is nothing and no-one left the same. Sin has weaseled it's way into the fold. I would compare the beginning of the story to the Garden of Eden and this section of the story to Life after the Garden.
Our main character Armentia a Black Cherokee is slowly adjusting to the fact that she is actually a slave. The funny thing is she was born a slave. This realization left her vulnerable to love and loss. Not only that but she is a teenager growing into a woman and her family fears she will be sold away. With a new sky above their heads and different texture of ground under their feet the only hope is to interpret God's mercy in the middle of the storm.
A - There were some scenes that made me squirm a little. The talk of flagrant beatings and shootings happening to anyone undeservedly is hard to accept. But these same things happen now and make me squirm today. The story of the Holocaust or the African slave trade are all very hurtful stories. But what makes me able to get beyond the hurt is the fact that Jesus - the Prince of Peace was persecuted, wounded and beaten by men. After receiving that in my spirit there is very little that can't be forgiven.
A - I felt this prodding toward Christ especially when grappling with the process that the characters could not avoid going through. Sometimes it has to be this way for us in order that the grace and plan of God can shine forth.
Lines that stood out:
Page 201
"Oh my brothers and sisters! I wish that all of you could read. I wish that you could read this book for yourself! Then you would know that this book, this letter of love, was written for you!"
Take away scripture:
Isaiah 53:5 New KJV tells us -
But He was wounded for our transgressions,
He was bruised for our iniquities;
The chastisement for our peace was upon Him,
And by His stripes we are healed.
Summary:
As chapter 20 closes Armentia is moving on to the next stage in her young life. She's been introduced to the Bible and heard of a place where slavery never happened. With a bat of the eye her world is turned upside down again by the transformed Mama Emma. Will she see her beloved Mother again? Where will her own trail of tears lead? Read remaining chapters 42-62 to find out.
Remember,
pray without ceasing.
Read your Bible every day and apply it till the Bridegroom comes!
Your sister in Christ
MJJaymz
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