Nancy Hardman Klemme's New Book, "Abdiel's Cross" is a Touching Story of Abdiel, the Faithful Donkey Who Carries on His Back Jesus and the Sadness of the Crucifixion.
"Abdiel's Cross" from Nancy Hardman Klemme is a retelling of Jesus's sacrifice narrated from the perspective of Abdiel, the faithful little donkey who will carry Jesus into Jerusalem on his back and witness the Messiah's many miracles, only to ultimately witness the crucifixion and continue to love and serve his master by carrying the sad but necessary burden of the shadow of the cross.
Lubbock, TX, June 4, 2018 (Newswire.com) - Nancy Hardman Klemme, a former Air Force firefighter, teacher, mother of four, and youth minister with a master’s in counseling psychology, has completed her new book, “Abdiel’s Cross”: a bittersweet tale of a donkey who loves and serves Christ until and beyond the crucifixion.
Nancy shares,
“I’m just a simple donkey
Whose story’s very old.
It started many years ago
On a night so dark and cold.
The strong and loyal Joseph
With mother, Mary, sought a ride.
And they asked for my assistance;
I felt such holy pride.
The journey was not easy,
But my burden seemed so light.
Blessed Mary was so brave and strong
As Joseph led us through the night.
When we arrived, the inn was full
But Mary did not weep.
She gladly accepted a hay-filled barn
Where she and Joseph could sleep.
In this barn, that wondrous night,
Our beloved savior was born…
The beginning of the covenant
To which dear Jesus was sworn.”
Published by Covenant Books of Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, Nancy Hardman Klemme’s new book is a unique and poignant children’s book that does not shield from children the other side of the jubilant victory of Christ’s sacrifice—which is the pain and grief of the cross.
Told in rhyming simplicity, Klemme’s book teaches children to fully appreciate the nature of Christ’s most priceless gesture toward humanity, and how Christians as faithful servants are meant to bear their own crosses, as Abdiel did.
Readers can purchase “Abdiel’s Cross” at bookstores everywhere, or online at the Apple iTunes store, Amazon, or Barnes and Noble.
Covenant books is an international Christian owned and operated publishing house based in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina. Covenant Books specializes in all genres of work which appeal to the Christian market. For additional information or media inquiries, contact Covenant Books at 843-507-8373.
Source: Covenant Books