Awakened to Life
Awakened to Life
Eve is a bold supporter of the rights of unborn children. She prays that God will awaken the Church and pour out a spirit of adoption, but she’s never had an opportunity to live out these prayers. One summer morning outside an abortion clinic, she is given a chance.
Lisa is pregnant, trapped by fear and past tragedy. She plans to abort her baby—until she encounters Eve. Eve offers the unthinkable: she will adopt Lisa’s unborn baby in addition to raising her own unborn son. “Have your baby,” Eve pleads. “I promise you, I’ll find a way to take her into my home. Let her live.”
Awakened to Life is a powerful story of redemption, forgiveness, and restoration. It calls the Church to awaken fully to the issue of abortion and to act on behalf of the defenseless and voiceless. From prayer to adoption to offering forgiveness and healing, this novel challenges believers everywhere to take a stand for life.
This book, Awakened to Life, is a wonderful read. Sarah Hanks has a great facility to present the important issues of abortion and adoption from different peoples’ points of view.
I also appreciate how the book shows that the power of God is still demonstrated in today’s world.
This is a book for all readers from teenagers up.
Awakened to Life bridges guilt and uncertainty with love, joy, and peace. Sarah Hanks tugs at the heartstrings with this beautiful message of hope.
When reading this book, I identified time and time again with the main character, Eve, her prayers and her inner dialogue and struggles. Sarah Hanks beautifully shares the heart of Jesus in wanting everyone to find life and mercy (from the babies to the abortion doctors), the heart of intercessors who stand and pray for abortion to end, and the struggles that those on the receiving end of abortion deal with.
This book shows the mercy of God through the main story, juxtaposed with the realities of the seige of Jerusalem in the time of Jeremiah, because of the innocent blood-shed in the land. The kindness and justice of God are parallelled. This book left me with the desire to pray for abortion to end, but hopeful that, “Who knows? The Lord may relent from judgement and leave a blessing behind.”
This book of forgiveness, transformation and changing one’s life is very intense. Very different than any book I have ever read. I almost stopped reading it after a couple of chapters but decided I wanted to see how Lisa did – if she stayed true to her word. And then I wanted to see how each of the lives involved progressed. I did think near then end when Eve was so tired and lethargic that maybe she was pregnant again. But that was never really addressed. The prolog and epilogue by Esther were very touching.
I was 90 percent through this book when I finally realized the significance of the prologue. Then I burst out in tears.
Hanks story looks abortion square in the eye and bravely tells of loss and pain and regret, but also joy and forgiveness and redemption. The characters are realistic, flawed, loving, frustrating.
Awakened to Life will stick with me for a long, long time.