God's Work of Salvation

The following is an excerpt from Stephen James' book, "The Rook," the second installment of the Patrick Bowers Thriller novels.

...Tessa's mom didn't believe people could become pure; however, her mom did believe people could become purified--lifted from the soil when they found God finding them.

Like her mom used to say, 'Nobody reaches the Light on their own, but the Light can reach us.'

The last time Tessa saw her before she died, she'd asked her, 'So, what was God doing when you found him?'

And her mom's answer had totally floored her: 'Shaking me with both hands, trying to wake me up.' (p. 172)