Karen Kingsbury’s Divine is an incredibly moving story. Divine is supposed to be a modern-day parable of Mary Magdalene, the woman whom Jesus cast seven demons out of. Because very little is known about Mary Magdalene, Karen Kingsbury was able to take great liberties in the writing of this parable. So much so that I completely lost sight that the book was supposed to be a parable.
That aside, this powerful book speaks of one woman’s story of horrific abuses that she endured and how she was saved from those abuses, ultimately by salvation in Jesus Christ. In one way, this is a story inside a story, as the character, Mary, is telling her story to the character Emma, who is another abuse victim in the hopes that she might save her and give her hope and a future through Jesus.
What is so tragic about this story is that even though it is fiction, stories like the characters’ have actually happened, and continue to happen every day. The book brings to light the tragic cry of people every day who have similar stories and want to know how they can get healing. Are they worthy and what help is there for them? The book brings to light the greatest help and healing: the Lord Jesus Christ.
I would recommend this book for anyone, if anything, just to open people’s eyes to the horrific abuses and crimes that happen to people every day, especially to children. I do think that this book is an especially important read for people who have been through horrific abuse situations, so that they can get a glimpse of the hope and healing that can come through Jesus Christ. That there is more out there for them that the horrors they have endured.
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