Bringing Up Mother by Beverley Johnson

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Beverley learns about God in Kindergarten and invites Him to come to Jamaica and give her her own Bible story. She goes home each day and waits at her gate for Him to show up. Will He show up, and will she be ready for her story if and when He does?

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God wasn’t answering my prayers, so I made a deal with God. In addition to the prayers forced out of me each morning and before I went to sleep, I began to read the Book of Psalms in the Bible. I figured God would answer my prayers when I got to the end. I read every chapter in the Book of Psalms, but still there was no help, so I extended the deadline to reading the entire New Testament. I read it through each morning and night, but still no help, so I extended the mission even further to reading the Bible in its entirety, from Genesis to Revelation.

As I read the Old Testament, I wondered if God’s failure to answer my previous requests was added proof that He did not exist or simply didn’t care. The more I read and prayed, the more the burnings seemed to increase. I continued to fight to not lose consciousness. I refused to go under without a fight. I fought with all my might. I yelled out God’s name, calling for His help. I repeated The Lord’s Prayer or the Shepherd’s Psalm until I lost consciousness. My prayers became more desperate, with tears and supplications. I finished reading the Book of Genesis without trouble, but for some reason, when I got to Exodus, I lost control when Moses ascended to Mt. Sinai, communicated with God, and descended with the Ten Commandments. I began pounding the Bible at this section. I erupted in tears and beseeched God, saying, “God, I need help! You have to help me! You have to help me! You have to exist! You must exist! The Man is going to kill me one of these days!”

About the Author:

Beverley was born and raised in the rural parish of Clarendon, Jamaica, where she attended the Content United Brethren Church and its Basic (Kindergarten) school, better known as Sister Betty's school. Growing up, she attended York Town Primary and Denbigh Junior Secondary school, now Denbigh High School. She migrated to Toronto, Canada, as a young adult. A graduate of the University of Toronto and OISE, she is an Elementary teacher by profession, and also a Sunday school teacher. She enjoys reading, writing, travelling and working with children.

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