Everyday Love Letters for Christians
The Letters for Christians series by Piet (Pieter) de Kock is an invitation to take control of what he describes as “the unrelenting noise around us” by returning to “the wonderful simplicity experienced when we engage with God in everyday life.” It’s the perfect bundle for inspiration, personal reflection or as a gift for someone dear.
With forewords by Juan Swart, Chris Godfrey and a dedication to the memory of a dear friend, Andrew, these smaller format pocketbooks contain devotions inspired by everyday life. Chris Godfrey, in his foreword, reminds us how “it is much more difficult to write with brevity, and that condensing a great many thoughts into a small space is a fine art.” And for Piet de Kock “this is where the true value lies, in simple but powerful devotions that are current, rich in meaning and neatly wrapped up in manageable pocketbooks. Less is often more.” The inspiration for Piet’s letters is Numbers 6:24-26. “I wrote these together because I wanted something simple yet powerful, that spoke to how the Lord should be our inspiration every day, especially in everyday things,” says Piet de Kock. “It’s to be inspired to have something to say every day. It’s what Juan Swart describes in his foreword, about how we’re to incline our ears to learn to ‘live loved.’”
Everyday Love is a call to Christians to find joy again in the simple act of letter writing.
Everyday Incomplete focuses on the unfinished, forgotten or unsaid because every day is incomplete.
Everyday Faith focuses on the need for faith and contains 92 letters with the 92nd being Psalm 92.
Everyday Something to Say Notebook is the invitation to start writing. Whether it’s a letter to say goodbye, of encouragement, to say sorry, to teach, or to share news and ideas, handwritten letters are capable of transforming the way we think.
There are numerous excellent inspirational Christian books available for almost every type of reader, the most prolific being calendar–based where messages combined with selected Bible verses are presented for every day of the year. These smaller format pocketbooks containing 90 letters is different in that it’s we who write to the Lord. He is after all our Father and we’re His children. These letters focus on the ordinary and how we might find meaning in unlikely places; but however we might want to frame our thoughts, writing letters has the potential to lead to great personal spiritual growth. Each letter ends with a short prayer to set the mind for when it’s time to pick up our own Bible and explore the full context of God’s word. It’s the modest letter which somehow still manages to most exquisitely capture the meaning and emotion in a message. We know how the Bible itself is a compilation of handwritten letters; and Paul’s use of letters was to inspire people to spread the good news. So, for Christians today it’s useful to hold on to the tradition of letter writing while we’re here, for the very short time that we’re here. Let’s then encourage one another with love, to restore the value of, and role played by, handwritten letters in Christian faith.
