"I know a little of why there is blood in my body, pumping life into my limbs and thought into my brain. I am wanted by God. He is wanting to preserve me, to guide me through the darkness of the shadow of death, up to the highlands of His presence and afterlife. I understand that I am temporary, in this shell of a thing on this dirt of an earth. I am being tempted by Satan, we are all being tempted by Satan, but I am preserved to tell those who do not know our Savior and our Redeemer...
I lay there under the stars and thought of what a great responsibility it is to be human. I am a human because God made me. I experience suffering and temptation because mankind chose to follow Satan. God is reaching out to me to rescue me. I am learning to trust Him, learning to live by His precepts that I might be preserved."
-Blue Like Jazz by Donald Miller
I've read this book before, but it's even better the second time. It's a book for anyone wondering if the Christian faith is still relevant in a post-modern culture, for anyone thirsting for an encounter with a God who is real, and for anyone yearning for a renewed sense of passion in life.
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