Echoes of Heaven

About the Book

This book is an experience of faith. It is a devotional work that does not apply to a particular religion but to every thing that has life today. It is very interesting. I paid immense attention to the themes and to explaining my course of personal revelation. The messages are clear, strong and appealing. The visions and dreams come across with great feeling and beauty. It will help you to understand the role of the spirituality in your live. Remember, your heart is the New Jerusalem, and God is ready to rebuild the walls that have been broken. Everyday, I used to wonder, where is God?. For nowadays, He does not speak to us. I wanted to hear directly from God and learn more from Him. I knew that if there was a God, surely He had good stories to tell me. God is faithful; He heard my prayers and blessed me according to my heart's desire.

I have used a real life experience and I believe many readers have gone or are going through the same experience. The questions I have addressed puzzle most of the readers, if not all. The readers are constantly searching for answers but most of the time they become frustrated and confused. The questions include: What is soul? What happens when one dies? What is death and its cause? Who is God? Who is Jesus? Who is right, Muslims or Christians? This book clears confusion and sets a new way of thinking. The principles are easy to follow and practical.

What is a Religion? We all have joined various religions in search of the Truth, Peace and Love. The Religion simply defines a true relationship between the individual and God. There is only one Religion that is the Truth. It is above all religions that teach rituals, dogmas and doctrines. That is why, we all love the Truth, the True Religion.

Remember, every moment of your life is the most precious no matter what you are going through, so long as you are a life. Therefore, devote it in search of God. Be pure in thought, word, and deed and love all. This is the only way back to God and to win His love and favour. Repent your sins and become humble in His presence.

We all have equal privilege to draw from God, strength to stand, wisdom to know the truth, love and peace to live in harmony with others. Our souls are created in the image of God. God is love and likewise our souls are love too. Why then do we hate? Though the world is suffering and men, women and innocent children wander in darkness, let us go about giving love and compassion to them all. Let us all who are in the light, radiate light to them. We should be kind and serve the poor and broken-hearted. They are our own brothers and sisters. We shouldn't forget that God didn't promise days without pain or laughter without sorrow, or sun without rain. But, He did promise strength for the day, comfort for the tears, healing and light for the way when darkness falls upon us.

Your smile will not only inspire others to smile but will attract angels around you. God is all love. Love and serve all like Him and do good to all without expecting anything from Him. Surely, your reward will be great from God, the creator of all.

God remember my heart is a small boat, your joy is my shore and your love is my anchor. May you, God, help me to remain in your graces, walk in your glory and make me a mirror to reflect your love, glory, joy and peace to the world.

About the Author

Charles Elephant was born and brought up in a beautiful town, Mukurwe-ini, Nyeri in Kenya. His real name is Charles Njogu, but Njogu means Elephant in his language. He completed a Master's degree in International Finance and Economics at Brandeis University in 2003. He is completing another Master's Degree in Science at New York University. He came to the United States in 2001 and lived in Waltham, Massachusetts, but most recently resides in Newark, New Jersey.

He came to know God and understand His ways in the early 1990s. Since then, his life has been changed completely. At first, he was confused and bothered because he could not understand his mission and his life seemed nothing but chaos. He wanted to hear directly from God and learn more from Him. He knew that if there was a God, surely He had good stories to tell. He longed for those good stories day and night, until finally God heard his prayers and blessed him according to his heart's desire.

He is inspired most by this passage from Isaiah 57: 14-21. The Lord says:

"Let my people return to me. Remove every obstacle from their path! Build the road, and make it ready! I am the high and holy God, who lives forever. I live in a high and holy place, but I also live with people who are humble and repentant, so that I can restore their confidence and hope. I gave my people life, and I will not continue to accuse them or be angry with them forever. I was angry with them because of their sin and greed, so I punished them. But they were stubborn and kept on going their own way. I have seen how they acted, but I will heal them, and I will comfort those who mourn. I offer peace to all, both near and far! I will heal my people. But the evil men are like the restless sea, whose waves never stop rolling in, bringing death and muck. There is no safety for sinners."

It is his humble desire to tap into more knowledge and wisdom from God in order to teach His children. His heart's desire is to write more books and to record music of Praise and Worship.

Charles can be contacted at cnn546@yahoo.com or you can visit his website at www.echoesofheaven.org