Presented to: Patricia Terry Holland
For: A Quiet Heart
On a beautiful day, Patricia T. Holland sat overlooking the Sea of Galilee, wondering whether life should be as hard as it was and worrying that she had not succeeded in her stewardships. As she felt the healing rays of the sun, she seemed to hear Heavenly Father whisper to her, "You don't have to worry over so many things. The only thing that is truly needful is to keep your eyes toward the sun-my Son." Against the backdrop of experiences such as this, Sister Holland leads the reader of A Quiet Heart on a search for wholeness and holiness.
Sister Holland soothes the troubled mind, encouraging the reader to "turn a few things down and turn a few things off" in order to seek solutions and comfort from the one true source. With warmth, wisdom, and humor, she explains that joy will only be ours when our actions and our aspirations match God's plan for us, not God's plan for somebody else.
Her honesty about her feelings and her willingness to discuss personal challenges assure readers that their own challenges can be met with courage and serenity. With her friendly style, she inspires readers toward more consistent spiritual strivings without making them feel more frenzied and guilty. She invites readers to feel and enjoy the Lord's love for them. "Rest in that love. . . . Let it relax, calm and comfort you." A Quiet Heart is the quintessential inspirational book. It leads readers gently, quietly, and steadily toward having hearts filled with charity-for themselves, for others, and for God.
This thought-provoking and well-crafted work instills peace and hope in its readers and leaves them with Sister Holland's stirring reassurance that "God will not fail or forsake us."