Corrie ten Boom

 Corrie ten Boom, author of The Hiding Place and Tramp for the Lord, was a devout follower of Jesus Christ. In her book The Hiding Place, Corrie ten Boom tells of her remarkable experience in the Nazi concentration camp at Ravensbruck. Upon arrival, she and her sister Betsie, along with all the other women prisoners were told to remove all their clothes and put them in a pile. They were then handed their prison dress. Guards then searched the women before taking them to their barracks. Corrie had a Bible hidden in her clothing, along with some woolen underwear for her sister. Those items made a bulge in her dress and could easily be detected by the guards who searched the women again before taking them to their barracks. Before the final search, Corrie ten Boom prayed, “Lord, cause now thine angels to surround me, and let them not be transparent today, for the guards must not see me.” The woman in front of her had hidden a woolen vest under her dress. It was taken from her. They let Corrie   pass, for they did not see her. Betsie right behind her was searched. She credits her experience and survival to the grace and mercy of Jesus Christ. She always looked for the beautiful, even in the worst of places. We can all learn from her experience and her trust in Jesus.

It is simple but not always easy. Look for the beautiful, it’s all around you.

*this story and many more are in my book, Look For The Beautiful.

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