What Is God Like?

This is such a beautiful book, and although it is a children's book, I think every adult can benefit from reading it too. The illustrations are gorgeous. The theology is so good and beautiful.

One of my absolute favorite lines is “God is like a mother, strong and safe. You can crawl up into her lap whenever you want to, and she will hold you until you fall asleep.”

And as I just heard Sarah Bessey say during the book launch event, I'm not sure anyone has summarized the idea of perichoresis so succinctly and well before! -> “God is like three dancers, graceful and precise. They move to the same music in very different ways, showcasing all of God's elegance and rhythm in your life.”

And then there's the last page, which reiterates that this question is a very big question! A question that so many people from all over the world and throughout all of time have answered in different ways. The encouragement is to “keep wondering. Keep learning about God. But whenever you aren't sure what God is like, think about what makes you feel safe, what makes you feel brave, and what makes you feel loved. That's what God is like.” (And I'm crying again...)

Seriously, go buy this book for yourself, your kids, your friend's kids, your nieces and nephews. It is so incredibly beautiful.