My Bible: reasons to believe in the power of the Bible
‘When my wife and I got married a friend embroidered verses from Proverbs 3 for us as a gift. All these years later, it still hangs in our hallway. It reads, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.”
‘When I look back now, I can see its relevance for my life. I was brought up in Alexandria in Egypt. I came here to take up a career in psychiatry, but what happened is nothing short of miraculous.
‘I had a visitors’ visa for three months. There were two weeks of the visa period left. But I had burned my bridges at home. I was in a paralysis of depression and couldn’t think what I was going to do. A GP, a lovely man, asked me what was wrong. I told him. He had a friend who was a psychiatrist. Two days later the psychiatrist rang. I went to see him and he was happy to train me. I gave him my passport and went from having to leave the country in two weeks to being employed and staying. I worked from 1983 and retired in 2010.
‘When I look back now I can see the hand of God in it. It has been redemptive. Every day I am reminded of this because I see the embroidery on our hall wall.’
Do you have a story to share? Email [email protected]
My wife and I were told we’d likely never have children
I was furious. I had just come back from being interviewed by a college
I became very ill when I was 20 years old and was hospitalised
I’m sometimes guilty of thinking I know better than everyone else
I was an executive in a company. A colleague had retired and died very suddenly.
I keep coming back to John 6.67–68
Want to share how the Bible has impacted your life? Email [email protected]
Read the Bible 
Processing...