So today I was sitting in the student center doing work on my laptop. I had my headphones plugged in. All of a sudden, someone tapped me on the shoulder. I remove my left earbud and see two girls standing next to me. One of the girls asks "can we pray for you?" I take my other earbud out and say "pray for me?" I wanted to make sure I had heard her correctly because my music was kind of loud. She smiled and said "yes." So I said "absolutely." And both of them put their hands on my shoulder and they both prayed. My heart was overcome with joy. I watched them make their way around the room and I didn't see a single person tell them no. I would like to think that I set an example. I showed people it was okay to pray in public. It just so happens that I had my bible out and my "when I'm praising God" book and was posting on my blog. GOD IS WORKING AND HE IS SO AMAZING!
I just recently finished "The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak. I had no idea what this novel was going to be about going into it; all I knew was that our 10th grade English class study it. Right off the bat I noticed that our narrator was not your average Joe. The narrator is death. When I realized this I said to myself, "Oh this is going to be good." The novel is all about the Holocaust and it is shown from a German point of view. Leisel Meminger's mother gives her away to a foster German family. On the trip to this new family, Leisel's brother dies. So right from the start death is there. I'm not going to give you a synopsis of it, because I think you should read it for yourself. Just know that a German family hides a Jew in their basement for a while, and death is around every corner. That last line of the novel really got me though..."I am haunted by humans."
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