Biography of Elizabeth Prentiss

PalmTreePundit just posted a great article on a new biography of Elizabeth Prentiss. I encourage you to read the entire post, but let me tempt you with just a snippet. (A particularly a propos one, given our family’s current situation.)

“Lay down this principle as a law, — God does nothing arbitrary. If he takes away your health for instance, it is because He has some reason for doing so; and this is true of everything you value; and if you have real faith in Him, you will not insist on knowing this reason. If you find in the course of everyday events, that your self-consecration was not perfect, — that is, that your will revolts at His will, — do not be discouraged, but fly to your Saviour and stay in His presence till you obtain the spirit in which He cried in His hour of anguish, ‘Father, if Thou be willing, remove this cup from me; nevertheless, not my will, but Thine be done.'”

Amen. Thy will be done, Lord.

Blessings on your Monday!

Yours,
 Tara B.

PS
PalmTreePundit makes a great pitch for Elizabeth Prentiss’s book, “Stepping Heavenward“, and I concur. It’s a great book.

But I’m always surprised at how many Elizabeth Prentiss fans have never heard of my favorite book of hers, “Aunt Jane’s Hero.” It’s WONDERFUL and interesting and incredibly edifying. If you want to lose yourself in a book AND be drawn to the Lord, read “Aunt Jane’s Hero.”