If someone were to adapt the epistle of I John into a drama, The Stolen Book or Whispered Last Words
would be the perfect script! This is a story about reconciliation
between two brothers who go their separate and unforgiving ways, only to
find each other when they are much older. There are, of course, many
challenges, but what makes this story endearing is little Margery, who
is able to speak the truth so innocently that anyone who hears her is
immediately disarmed. The elder brother loves her, and I’m sure you will
too.

What makes this an important story for children and adults
alike is that it is real life. We are so easily wounded, and often those
wounds are carried through life without resolution. We believe that we
can put things behind us and move on, but that attempt only hardens the
heart and softens our commitment to God’s commands. What are His
commands? “And this commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must
also love his brother” (1 John 4:21).

As the elder of the brothers
is about to learn, “If anyone says, ‘I love God,’ and hates his brother,
he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen
cannot love God whom he has not seen” (1 John 4:20). And we love because
God first loved us. This, my friends, is now our assignment to do
likewise.

Be prepared to journey into the deepest recesses of your heart and bring to the surface its hidden secrets.

This book also contains the short story Charlie Coulson: The Drummer Boy by Dr. M.L. Rossvally.