Read for April

The Sacred Romance: Coming Home to the God Who Pursues Your Heart

By John Eldridge & Brent Curtis 

There are books that teach, and then there are books that awaken. The Sacred Romance is a divine invitation, not to more religion, but to intimacy. Eldredge and Curtis peel back the veil of ordinary life to reveal a breathtaking truth: we are not merely servants or students of God, but His beloved. This is the story of a God who woos, who pursues, who sings over us with longing. A God who is not content to be worshipped from afar, but who desires to be known in the deepest chambers of the heart.

What makes this book especially compelling is its sweeping view of the story of God, beginning not in the Garden of Eden, but even earlier, when God was betrayed by the most radiant of angels, Lucifer. From that moment, the authors trace a narrative of love and rescue, showing how every chapter of history, and every moment of our lives, is part of a greater romance. They reveal how the spiritual battles we face are not random struggles, but part of a larger fight for our hearts. A fight God is fully engaged in, because He wants us near. 

Reading The Sacred Romance will stir something wild and holy in you. A desire to live boldly, to fight for beauty, to run barefoot into the arms of Jesus. This book will not leave you the same.