The Hiding Place Corrie Ten Boom Essay

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o Recently, I read the book " The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom, edited by John and Elizabeth Sherril. While reading the book, I was noticed a pattern of major Christian qualities that Corrie possessed. Through her life story, we see her compassion toward others, her concentration on God's Will, and her godly character that challenged the lives of countless souls. Corrie never forgot that Israel was "the apple of his (God's) eye" (Zechariah 2:8). For that reason, she tried to service the Jews as much as they could - keeping in mind that Israel is God's chosen people, and she was to obey God's commands. She willingly followed God's plan for her, and her commitment toward God is what inspired me to write this essay in regards to the qualities that God gave Corrie, and how we should strive to obtain them for ourselves. God blessed Corrie a great heart of compassion. She loved the Jews and strived to help them every way she could. She gave up so much for the Jews, and went out of her way to make them comfortable. One of . While reading the book, I was noticed a pattern of major Christian qualities that Corrie possessed major priorities at the time was to put others before herself. Many times she put herself at risk because of her…show more content…
These services blossomed into a multi-denominational taste of God's Kingdom. Corrie wrote, "At last either Betsie or I would open the Bible. Because only the Hollanders could understand the text we would translate aloud in German. And then we would hear the life-giving words passed back along the aisles in French, Polish, Russian, Czech, and back into Dutch. These were little previews of heaven, these evenings beneath the light bulb." Betsie died there in December 1944, and Corrie was released days later due to a clerical error. Her release happened one week before all the women in the camp her age were

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