For Love and Grace
AWESOME IS HE! That is the first thought that enters my mind whenever I think about the inspirational works scripted by Kendra Norman Bellamy in For Love and Grace.
This story touches on the everyday struggle of good versus evil. The good are the works of Dr. Gregory Dixon in saving the life of an accident victim who steals his heart in the end. Gregory is identified from the very beginning of the story as an excellent physician and as a man of strong faith whose calling has him doing the work of his savior. A true subscriber to “let His will be done”.
Romans 12:19 “Vengeance is mine”; I will repay, saith the Lord.
Attorney Derrick Madison, is a man grieving the loss of his mother, who cultivates evil as he strives to have the person that he holds responsible punished for his mothers death. Derrick is so obsessed with vengeance that he blocks out all the people that care about him, including his wife Sherry, their infant child, and his best friend Gregory. Derrick is determined to make sure that the person he holds responsible for his mother’s death is penalized to the fullest for her heinous crime.
Grace is the unfortunate young woman who was involved in the accident that took the life of Derrick’s mother and Gregory’s god mother. This becomes a situation, as Gregory is put in the position of being both her treating physician and only chance for survival. Meanwhile, Derrick is unaware that the patient that Gregory is trying so hard to save is the one that he considers the murderer of his mother.
While reading this book, I felt a deep sense of reflection. I wondered how many times I have been set on doing what I thought was right or taking vengeance when I believed that I have been wronged. How many of us today can say that if we lost someone that we truly loved, that we would not pursue their killer with a vengeance? In a sense this novel, has made me as the reviewer step back and take a good look at the path that I follow. Some may wonder if that is a good thing. I say yes because as an author, the goal is to provide a good read, and as a Christian, the goal is to minister to the masses. This novel by Ms. Norman-Bellamy has more than lived up to both purposes. Let the readers say AMEN.
For Love and Grace
Kendra Norman Bellamy
ISBN: 1583145494
Published: BET Books, October 15, 2004
Reviewed By: Eleanor S. Shields, Black Butterfly Review