From Library Journal
Simon was a successful, happy man until a fire left him scarred both emotionally and physically. Certain that people find him hideous, he turns his back on the world and takes a job as a farm laborer. Unfortunately, this leaves him and his wife with little money to raise their child. Then news of an exciting opportunity arrives. A wealthy merchant has died, leaving his fortune to the first 1000 men who arrive at a cave in a neighboring town. Simon's wife, Rachel, doesn't want him to go, but she soon decides that the journey may help her husband overcome his fears. To her joy, Simon is transformed by the journey, though in ways neither had expected. Set in the time of Jesus' crucifixion, this book mingles the fictional story of Simon with the biblical story of Jesus' last days on Earth. An intriguing glance at a fascinating time in history from a new author.Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.


Book Description
A divine message that will truly comfort your heart, lift your spirit and inspire your soul.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Travel with Simon of Cyrene, a young and ambitious merchant who suffers from a terrible deformity, as he strives to overcome lost confidence and, in spite of despair and discouragement, provide for his small family. Simon finds a way to overcome his obstacles when the messenger Nathaniel arrives to announce the death of Matthias, the great merchant from Bethlehem. Nathaniel informs the people of Cyrene that before his death, Matthias declared that a great race be held for the purpose of fairly distributing his great wealth. Simon embarks on this great race only to discover true success is found not in wealth but in character and spirit.

FROM THE CRITICS

Library Journal