THE MISSING CHARMS
Author reveals how God chooses to heal broken or neglected relationships
Powerful New Story Chronicles Daughter's Journey on Emmaus Road
Author reveals how God chooses to heal broken or neglected relationships
2010-10-22
LONGWOOD, FL--Within the pages of author Eugene O'Brien's new Xulon Press title, The Missing Charms ($14.99, paperback, 978-1-60957-493-2; $22.99, hardcover, 978-1-60957-494-9), is the powerful story of a broken and confused daughter seeking to find the one relationship that has always eluded her--a relationship with her father. As she searches for the pieces to heal her hurting and estranged heart from this painful absence, readers will watch in wonderment as the Shepherd tends to her life. This book--the result of the author's pondering about "what might have been"--reveals how broken or neglected relationships can only be restored on the Emmaus Road.
"As Scripture teaches, the author says, "In the hours following Christ's quiet escape from the grip of death, He began to fulfill His breathtaking promise to dwell within and walk among us. He chose the road to Emmaus as a fitting venue to showcase the subtle power by which He intended to move His own from venality to virtue, from deceit to forthrightness, and from timidity to boldness."
And The Missing Charms does just that, showcasing how God will always appear amid the broken pieces of troubled relationships. "The New Testament proclaims that Christ is before all things," the author explains. "One might understand this assertion to imply that in much the same way a conductor assumes himself before an orchestra, Christ directs the timing, movement, rhythm, and intensity of all the lives that would have it so."