Are you ready to heat up the wassail and put on your
favorite Christmas carols? I just had a chance to review a novella that is perfect for the
Christmas season.
Max Lucado has truly a gifted writer. I’ve enjoyed many of
his books and The Christmas Candle is no exception.
This story begins in 1664. A candle maker and his wife are
visited by an angel in the middle of the night. The angel touches a candle and
it begins to glow. Because of a kindness the candle winds up in the hands of a
needy widow. That candle will wind up changing her life.
You see, whoever receives this special candle receives an
answer to their most earnest prayer.
For the next 200 years, a descendent of the candle maker is
visited every 25 years and touches a candle. The people who live in the little village of
Gladstone have come to anticipate the miracles of the candle.
But times have changed. A young new reverend has come to
town and is a bit too sophisticated to believe in such a silly old story.
What happens next is truly inspiring. It left me with a
smile of my face and a little hope in my heart.
This is a wonderful Christmas novella. I think it would be a wonderful gift for the
Christmas season to friends and family.
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