I Dared to Call Him Father: The Miraculous Story of a Muslim Woman's Encounter with God

by Bilquis Sheikh

I explained that I certainly could not forgive in my own strength. I had asked Jesus to help me. “You know,” I said, “Jesus invited us all to come to Him with our burdens. Jesus took my burden of hate from me.” My niece sat quietly for a while. “Well,” she said, “that is a Christianity I have not heard about. If you’re going to talk like that, I’ll be one of the first to come and learn about your Jesus.”

And He was also teaching me that one’s actions spoke louder than words when it came to witnessing for Christ.