(by Ruth Bergen, missionary to Scotland)

When our daughter, Judi, took sick years ago, the doctors informed me that the only way she would get well was by resting.  I realized that I did not totally understand what that meant, or what it would entail.  I started studying  ‘Rest’.  It has been an ongoing, eye-opening study, which has changed the way I look at life. 

What I learned is that God has a lot to say about ‘rest’, and we basically ignore what He has to say!  In 2014 I was burdened to share the things I had learned in a book.  I would work on it from time to time.  I even did a few talks to different churches on God’s Rest.  But, I never made writing the book a priority.  The end of last year, it became clear to me that God wanted me to finish the book.  The lockdown of this year has provided me with the time to finish it and make it a priority. 

I was able to publish the book the end of October.   The book was self-published through Amazon.  The title is ‘Discovering God’s Rest’. It can be found on Amazon.

‘Thanks, Ruth, that was just what I needed’, or ‘I appreciated this so much, I am buying one for a friend so we can do a Bible study together with it’, and ‘I read it all the way through in one sitting, it was just like I was sitting there talking with you, now I am going to go back and read it again, and this time study what you wrote’ are just some of the comments I have received.  One pastor asked if I would mind if he would write a complementary lesson book to go with it.  I am thankful that God laid it on my heart to finish, I am also very thankful towards Amazon who have the way to publish the book at minimal expense to the author.   As we have had to spend our retirement fund to stay here in Scotland, I am putting any money received from the book towards that end.

There is always that ‘someone’ whom you can not figure out what to get for Christmas, I can almost guarantee they will not have a copy of this book!  I would like to encourage you to not only get yourself a copy, but purchase a few for Christmas gifts.

My prayer is that you will ‘Discover God’s Rest’ for your life.