Awake, O'Sleeper

by Katherine Murphy

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1932057056
• ISBN13: 9781932057058
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Suncreek Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.6" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

A must read of anyone struggling with illness

Awake, O Sleeper offers a touching and honest look at the pain of breast cancer and the hope God offers as we take His hand for the journey.With transparent candor Katherine Murphy expresses deep emotion through her diagnosis and treatment. The reality of her struggles, questions and fears will resonate as we grapple with her for answers. Her insights touch heart and soul as she shares her growing awareness of God's presence in the midst of a painful and frightening time.We all know women touched by this disease. Katherine's honest journey will offer peace as they see themselves in the mirror, truly loved and cared for by the Shepherd of our souls.

A Search for Healing and Truth

AWAKE, O SLEEPER is more than Katherine Murphy's story of her battle with breast cancer. It is also an account of her spiritual journey toward an intimate relationship with God. Although raised in the church, it was only after her cancer diagnosis that she began to read and understand the Bible. The book's title is from a Scripture verse, Ephesians 5:14: "Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will give you light."It's obvious that AWAKE, O SLEEPER is written from the heart. Murphy is honest about her fears, the effects of her disease on family relationships, her doubts, and her search for truth. Several of Murphy's poems from her diary are included and they add to the open and vulnerable style of her writing. The author's descriptive passages and use of word images provided interesting and easy reading. Murphy's story is a testimony of God's faithfulness and grace. She was strengthened through her battle with cancer, saw good arise from bad circumstances, and discovered the true meaning of life.AWAKE, O SLEEPER will be helpful and encouraging for anyone struggling with cancer or other life-threatening diseases. Murphy provides hope by sharing her own experience and her faith in a loving God.

Awake, O Sleeper

I too am a Cancer Survivor. When I learned about this book I was interested in reading about someone's life and battle with this dreaded disease. I wanted to know how she handled the fears, doubts and painful trama that goes along with just hearing the words, "You've got Cancer." Since I heard those very same words in 1981, although I had Lymphoma and not breat cancer I felt I could understand what she wrote.Back then I didn't have a book to read when I was diagnosed with cancer and before I took my treatments I didn't know what I would be experiencing. I didn't think about going to the library to see if I could get help from a book. So, now in reading her book I learned about some things to look at before deciding what treatments to take and what to look for in selecting a doctor. I know that having the right doctor for you is very important too.I want to recomend this book not only to those who are experiencing this dreadful disease themselves, because I believe that it would also be a good book for others who are helping or living with the patient. It would give the "helpers" wisdom so that they could better understand what the patient is going through.

Inspiring

I finished this book today and loved it. I love the author'shonesty and the way she expresses her feelings. I was unawareof all that a person experiences in dealing with cancer. It may be other circumstances that prompt people to experience many of the same things in their journey. I don't think you need tobe a cancer survivor to understand the author's questioningor her fear of the unknown and how she had to give that fear toGod in order to get through the challenges she was faced with.This book is a gift to those who are facing illness or diseaseor any darkness in their life.

Moving Memoir

I just spent the last two days reading this wonderful book. Wow. I was totally involved in the author's journey, both the frustrations from her cancer and her willingness to allow God to be in charge. I found this book to be so moving. I wish I could have had such a book to share with my mother when she was going through three bouts of cancer back in the 1980s. I'm so glad things have changed for women today. I'd like to think this book would have helped her a lot. I'm sure it will help others.