Winterflight by Joseph Bayly: Dark, sad and dystopian. This book hits a number of Christian themes along the way. Because of the christian perspective and the high tension, and because it surprised me, I'm adding this it to my list of Highly recommended books.
Fiction Story
The Stanton family in this dystopian christian fiction story is facing trouble from two sides. Their 6-year-old son, Stephen is a hemophiliac. When the government finds out, they are ordered to bring him to the "Center for Life Support Systems" the organ factory. Stephen's Grandfather, George is 75 years old and has just received his letter of termination.
The Stanton family is not about to accept the fate that has been set for them. They attempt a number of things to avoid what may ultimately be inevitable.
Christian Story
The sorrow of this story is buoyed only be the faith of the characters. Even though the circumstances are dire, hope abounds; maybe the government will not rule harshly concerning Stephen; maybe Stephen can be healed; maybe the family can flee the country. Even if hope is pushed all the way to its bounds, at least there is always an assurance of heaven.
Have you ever had to ask yourself the question that Grace Stanton pondered?
"she wondered which she would choose: a child who would live to old age, and be eternally lost; or a child who would die at an early age, and go to be with Jesus?"
Themes Touched on (to name a few)
Obedience to government vs God: I saw in some reviews how readers were astonished by the seemingly lack of outrage that many of the characters had concerning their "societal norms" but I feel it was a very realistic depiction of how the human psyche can normalize almost anything. On top of that, the bible tells us to obey and honor the government appointed over us. To me, the characters, or at least the Stantons, seem to feel trapped, and helpless.
Name it & Claim it: Of course the Stantons tried a faith healer. Wouldn't you? It did not work and the so called healers blamed the Stantons for not having enough faith. I know its just a story but it was maddening because it's something that happens in real life too, often turning people away from faith altogether. Gladly it did not deter the Stantons from true faith.
Hope: Which never fails! Go look up Romans 5: 3-5 Never mind it's right here.
Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.
I do not want to spoil this one, so I'll end saying that we never know what will befall us, or else be foisted upon us from day to day, let a lone over the course of our lives. But through it all we know that we have a hope worthy of resting on. An ultimate and eternal hope.
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