It has been over 5 years since my oldest brother Tom passed away. About a year after his passing, my elder sister announced to the family that she wanted to start a new Christmas tradition. She had had his Bible for a whole year. This was the Bible that our former pastor, Derrald Hilderbrand, had given to Tom as a gift before he left to attend Apostolic Bible Institute. I went to the same college at the same time as Tom and also received a Bible from our pastor, which I still have.
Anyhow, my sister thought it would be a nice idea to have a different family member receive Tom’s Bible as a Christmas gift for a year, and then pass it on to a different family member the following Christmas. Last year my daughter had the Bible, and she decided she was going to pass it on to her cousin Nick in Wisconsin. Since I don’t know when it will be my turn to receive it, and we live in the same house, I asked her if I could look through it before she sent it off. I couldn’t resist taking a few pics.
This Bible is a KJV Cambridge Wide Margin-perfect for adding notes, which Tom did.
I really enjoyed perusing his Bible, looking at passages he had underlined and reading through some of his notes. I’m glad my brother was into the Word, and although I still miss him, I would not want him back on this earth. Now he is with the Word, and one day, whether by way of the Lord’s coming or the grave, I look forward to seeing him again.
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What a treasure!
New Year blessings to the Connells!
Hi Sis. McElhaney. Happy New Year to you too! Yes, it is a treasure and a comfort to our family to have Tom’s Bible. Also found out after my brother’ passing that he had a 14 page prayer list that he would go through every Friday, mentioning each name on the list. I saw the list and was amazed at how many pastors, evangelists, missionaries and ministers that he had prayed for. Such a blessing!
This is so incredible! This has made me want to start putting notes in my bible rather than a notebook.
Thank you for your comment. I’ve found it to be a blessing to take notes in my Bible, and you never know who might read them in the future.