Hope Rekindled (31 page)
Letter to the Reader
Dear friends,
So many struggles plague people these days. From time to time, my readers write to tell me about a particularly difficult time or heartbreak that they’ve endured, reaching out to share when the world seems to turn a deaf ear to their pain.
My heart has been touched so many times by your letters, and I felt it was only right to share my heart with you now. I pray that the books I write will encourage you to lift your eyes to Jesus. That your hope will be rekindled in the promise of God
to never leave you or forsake you
. If you haven’t yet put your hope in Him and accepted His free gift of salvation, then I encourage you to do so now.
The world tries to convince us that it is no simple process to yield your heart to the Lord. The world tries to tack on all sorts of other requirements, but the Bible makes it clear in Romans 10:9–13 that receiving salvation in Jesus is quite easy:
That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved. As the Scripture says, “Anyone who trusts in him will never be put to shame.” For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile—the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, for,
“Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved”
(
niv
, emphasis added).
I’m praying that these verses will bless your heart and bring you to a richer life in Christ Jesus. God bless you!
Tracie Peterson
Tracie Peterson
is the author of over eighty novels, both historical and contemporary. Her avid research resonates in her stories, as seen in her bestselling
Heirs of Montana
and
Alaskan Quest
series. Tracie and her family make their home in Montana.
Visit Tracie’s Web site at
www.traciepeterson.com
.
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www.writespassage.blogspot.com
.
Books by Tracie Peterson
www.traciepeterson.com
A Slender Thread • House of Secrets • Where My Heart Belongs
Bridal Veil Island*
To Have and To Hold
Song of Alaska
Dawn’s Prelude • Morning’s Refrain • Twilight’s Serenade
Striking a Match
Embers of Love • Hearts Aglow • Hope Rekindled
Alaskan Quest
Summer of the Midnight Sun
Under the Northern Lights • Whispers of Winter
Alaskan Quest
(3 in 1)
Brides of Gallatin County
A Promise to Believe In • A Love to Last Forever
A Dream to Call My Own
The Broadmoor Legacy *
A Daughter’s Inheritance • An Unexpected Love
A Surrendered Heart
Bells of Lowell*
Daughter of the Loom • A Fragile Design • These Tangled Threads
Lights of Lowell*
A Tapestry of Hope • A Love Woven True • The Pattern of Her Heart
Desert Roses
Shadows of the Canyon • Across the Years • Beneath a Harvest Sky
Heirs of Montana
Land of My Heart • The Coming Storm • To Dream Anew • The Hope Within
Ladies of Liberty
A Lady of High Regard • A Lady of Hidden Intent
A Lady of Secret Devotion
Ribbons of Steel**
Distant Dreams • A Hope Beyond • A Promise for Tomorrow
Ribbons West**
Westward the Dream
Westward Chronicles
A Shelter of Hope • Hidden in a Whisper • A Veiled Reflection
Yukon Quest
Treasures of the North • Ashes and Ice • Rivers of Gold
* with Judith Miller ** with Judith Pella
