Love Is Like Tea: Book Review: Mondays With My Old Pastor

Tuesday 12 June 2012

Book Review: Mondays With My Old Pastor



Mondays with My Old Pastor: Sometimes All We Need Is a Reminder from Someone Who Has Walked Before Us By José Navajo is a wonderful new novel telling the story of a discouraged young priest. Through visits with his old pastor, he gains wisdom and insight on his troubles and fears. The imagery in this novel is wonderful, with roses of red and white symbolizing the growth of the young pastor.

A totally burned-out young preacher reignites his faith and gathers wisdom for life while spending successive Mondays with an eighty-three-year-old pastor.
"Deep inside in some uncertain part of my soul persisted this strange exhaustion that was difficult to explain and hard to endure," writes pastor and author José Luis Navajo. Thinking of quitting the ministry, Navajo doesn't know where to turn until he begins meeting with a seasoned man of the cloth—his "old pastor"—who, through successive Monday visits, offers a legacy of wisdom in the form of 15 unique principles.
In lyrical prose, Navajo shares the personal anecdotes, fables, and deep spiritual insights offered by the old pastor and his wife. By turns funny, heartbreaking, and thought provoking, Mondays with My Old Pastor is a comfort to anyone who struggles in his or her walk with God. As readers follow Navajo's journey from desperation to rejuvenation, they will find themselves similarly transformed and inspired. This moving, beautifully written account is sure to reignite every soul's longing for renewal. 
Wonderfully written, and translated in a way that still retains the Spanish roots to the writing style, 

Mondays with My Old Pastor, is a touching story that shows that one is never too old to give guidance to those who need it.

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