Description
Even young children want answers to the hard questions about God and suffering. In The Moon Is Always Round, seminary professor and author Jonathan Gibson uses the vivid imagery of the moon to explain to children how God's goodness is always present, even when it might appear to be obscured by upsetting or difficult circumstances.
In this beautiful, full-color illustrated book, he allows readers to eavesdrop on the conversations he had with his young son in response to his sister's death. Father and son share a simple liturgy together that reminds them that, just as the moon is always round despite its different phases, so also the goodness of God is always present throughout the different phases of life.
A section in the back of the book offers further biblical help for parents and caregivers in explaining God's goodness to children. Jonathan Gibson reminds children of all ages that God's goodness is present in the most difficult of times, even if we can't always see it.
The Moon Is Always Round gives children a way to understand God's goodness in the midst of grief, the companion book, You are Still a Mother by Jackie Gibson, tells the story of loss and heartache from her unique perspective as a mom.
Endorsements
"It is with the greatest pleasure and sense of privilege that I commend this book about Leila, Jonny and Jackie Gibson's precious, stillborn daughter. As I held Leila's tiny lifeless body in my arms, I wondered what great things God would do through her brief, mainly hidden, life in this world. May this beautiful and poignant reflection, from a loving and devoted father, bring God's compassion and comfort to many. She being dead yet speaks Leila the Evangelist!"
Ian Hamilton, Former minister of Cambridge Presbyterian Church, England
"The Moon Is Always Round offers gentle instruction to the hearts of our children when life in this world has broken their hearts."
Nancy Guthrie, Author of What Every Child Should Know about Prayer
"When our children were growing up, we sought out books to read to them, and a little later, books that they could read themselves. Many of them they wore out, unselfconsciously memorizing prose and poetry alike. The Moon Is Always Round has now been added to the 'must-read-and-cherish' list, not only because it is a good story and a true story, but because it is an important story that they will need to think about all their lives."
D. A. Carson, Author of How Long, O Lord? Reflections on Suffering and Evil
Product Details
Title: The Moon Is Always Round
Author: Jonathan Gibson
Publisher: New Growth Press
Pages: 32
Ages: 4-7 Years
Binding: Hardback
Size: 21.6 x 21.6 x 0.7 cm
ISBN: 9781645070276