A Book of Blessings

by Helen Steiner Rice, Virginia J. Ruehlmann, Virginia J. Ruehmann (Compiler)

A selection of Christian poetry explores the value of God's blessings and inspires readers to develop such virtues as charity, humility, and trust

96 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1995

Reviews

[Danielle Routh]

These were nice enough poems--a bit fluffy in substance and perhaps a bit juvenile in structure, but I enjoyed most of them, and the artwork by Jack Brouwer is beautiful. I did not like the poem "Blessings in Disguise," which suggests that disabled people are sent to earth in order to remind us that there will be no disability in heaven and that they exist to teach us how to be faithful and loving. That's bad theology and a harmful view of disabled people. There is a bit of "everything will turn out all right" in most of the poems, but "Blessings in Disguise" aside, they're pretty harmless.

[Tommy Harmon]

I found this book in an old box of my Mom's stuff.
These are beautiful poems.