Tuesday, May 21, 2019

The Baggage Handler

Occasionally I step away from my normal genres and try something new.  I was a little reluctant about this book, but glad I chose it in the long run. 

Everyone carries baggage.  Some of us don't like to admit it or maybe we don't even realize how much it is weighing us down, but it's there and the sooner we get rid of it the happier we will be.  The Baggage Handler tell the story of three people, and all three are so easy to relate to. I don't know why it's so hard to give God our baggage, but it is.  For some reason we hold on to things that we were never meant to carry. 

This book gives you so much to think about and it's one of those books that you will still be thinking about long after you lay it down.

When three people take the wrong suitcase from baggage claim, their lives change forever. 
A hothead businessman coming to the city for a showdown meeting to save his job.
A mother of three hoping to survive the days at her sister's house before her niece’s wedding.
And a young artist pursuing his father’s dream so he can keep his own alive.
When David, Gillian, and Michael each take the wrong suitcase from baggage claim, the airline directs them to retrieve their bags at a mysterious facility in a deserted part of the city. There they meet the enigmatic Baggage Handler, who shows them there is more in their baggage than what they have packed, and carrying it with them is slowing them down in ways they can’t imagine. And they must deal with it before they can leave.
In this modern-day parable about the burdens that weigh us down, David Rawlings issues an inspiring invitation to lighten the load.

***Thank you to booklookbloggers.com for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

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