Get Out of That Pit

I needed to write a resource review for the M.E.N.D. newsletter (Mommies Enduring Neonatal Death - www.mend.org) recently, and I found this book as one of the new ones spotlighted at Christian Book Distributors (www.christianbook.com). I'm a big Beth Moore fan anyway, but I was really impressed with this book. Here's the review I wrote for M.E.N.D.:

Life is filled with pits. So is the Bible. From the pit that Joseph found himself facing in the Old Testament, to the one the Psalmist wrote about, scripture is filled with examples of people who were thrown, slid, or jumped into difficult situations that seemed inescapable. Today there are just as many pits as there were then, and fewer are more scary than the one we’re thrown into when we are faced with the pain of losing a baby.
In her latest book, Beth Moore tackles all these pits with honesty and insight. She describes three main ways that people can end up in a pit, ways to know that you are indeed in a pit, and steps to take to get out of the dark and into the light again. In typical Beth Moore fashion, stories of heartbreak and humor are interspersed with Biblical principals to offer practical, heartfelt advice.

Get Out of That Pit includes references to Mrs. Moore’s own struggles in the pit. There is plenty of anecdotal evidence to suggest that the author understands the pain and struggle of facing life’s challenges. Her husband Keith wrote the book’s foreword, offering heartfelt recollections of how life with his wife has been changed through the redeeming power of Christ.

Though this book isn’t aimed specifically at bereaved parents, the author lists the death of a child as one of the most tragic ways that people can be thrown into a pit, giving parents who are suffering the death of a “beloved, irreplaceable child” “extra reverence.” She expresses deep compassion for parents who must face this type of grief and offers gentle kindness to families who are hurting because of the loss of a child.

Beth Moore speaks honest, understandable hope to the hurting masses in her latest work. She offers the love of Christ as the only solution for life’s problems. It’s a message we all need.