[Sarah Edwards in writing to her daughter Esther at the death of her husband, Jonathan, said], “My Very Dear Child, What shall I say? A holy and good God has covered us with a dark cloud. O that we may kiss the rod, and lay our hands on our mouths! The Lord has done it. He has made me adore his goodness, that we had him so long. But my God lives; and he has my heart. O what a legacy my husband, and your father, has left us! We are all given to God; and there I am, and love to be. Your ever affectionate mother, Sarah Edwards.”

— Edna Gerstner (1914–1999), Autorin

Topics: Grief & Comfort, Faith & Trust, Suffering & the Question of God

Edna Gerstner

Edna Gerstner (1914–1999) war eine US-amerikanische christliche Autorin und Pädagogin reformierter Prägung. Bekanntheit erlangte sie durch Kinder- und Familienbücher sowie historische Biografien, in denen sie theologische Grundsätze verständlich in den familiären Alltag übertrug. Bibellesern bietet sie lebensnahe Zugänge zu biblischen Themen der Glaubenserziehung und Einblicke in die Kirchengeschichte.

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