Finding God in a bookstore

So I find myself at Times bookstore, a place where I have bittersweet memories. I love walking through the rows of books, browsing a page or two, and then finally making a purchase. I almost never borrow books. I almost always buy them. I love to take a book home, and own it. Write in it, digest it, and place it in my personal library. It’s a beautiful experience. It is expensive though, a book a month may cost two hundred dollars a year.

I walk through the rows of books, and I see many books that I want to read. However, today I’m on a purpose. I want to get a book that I can just munch on while on the train. Not a Christian book that I digest and assimilate into my being, but a normal book, just to chew on it. I’m attracted to the collection by Malcolm Gladwell, but I see Mitch Albom’s “have a little faith”. I’ve read “Tuesday’s with Morries” and it was inspiring. Why not give his latest book a try. Unfortunately, the only copy’s hardcover and cost $37. Perhaps, I’ll leave it to another day. I continue my exploration. To my delight, at the front of the store, there’s a stack of softcover “have a little faith”. I immediately purchase it.

Walking back to school, I browse the back cover, and notice that the summary says that this book is about life’s purposes. Perfect. Divine. In 2 weeks, I’ll be giving an individual presentation where I have to persuade the class to do something. Initially, I wanted to talk about my family, but a sudden gust of inspiration made me rethink my decision. I settled on “life’s purpose”. I had a rough idea on what I wanted to talk about, but never did I expect a “random” buy be so timely.

I haven’t read the book yet, so I don’t know how it’ll help. But, thank you Daddy God for finding me in the bookstore and leading me to this book. I pray that through this book and subsequently the presentation, my friends will find you.