Vulnerable, difficult, and exactly what we need

note: The recording quality wasn't great which is the only reason for the 4 star performance rating.

this book is short but it isn't easy, its not sanitized, it lays bare the reality of this world from a uniquely difficult perspective. anyone who pretends God, faith, war, or sexuality is easy is lying to themselves and others, and this book does not portray any as simple. it is not the story of a hero, it is the story of brokenness in a broke world and wrestling with that brokenness and the God of the brokenness in the same spirit Jacob wrestled, this book was an exercise is empathy for others, mercy on myself, and will hopefully lead to a great willingness for compassion. I am thankful to God David's story doesn't end where this story does, and I thank God David had the courage to bare himself so vulnerably, especially in his position. This book is not happy, but it is brimming with the kind of honesty the church and the world desperately need more of.

I have never been to war, I will likely never know the kinds of hardships David has, but still I found parts of myself and my own struggles, insecurities and sins.

in my reflection echo the world's of my favourite author Shūsaku Endō in Silence

"Christ did not die for the good and beautiful. It is easy enough to die for the good and beautiful; the hard thing is to die for the miserable and corrupt."

AMDG

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