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Author Insight
Will Faith in Jesus Christ End With You?
Will faith in Jesus Christ end with you? Leaving a spiritual legacy of faith in Jesus Christ matters for your children, their children, and for generations to come. It's no secret that an increasing number of our children are distancing themselves from the church and from their faith in Jesus Christ. They have become disillusioned. The world, in particular, the culture, offers them ideologies that appeal to the senses and offer temporal solutions that may solve immediate problems, but they have no lasting effect or eternal benefit and security. At the heart of "Petra" lies each generation's profound responsibility to continue an unbroken legacy of faith in Christ. Through Saba Kasim's memories of Jesus’s life and teachings, we see how family heritage becomes a guiding force, asking each of us to carry it forward faithfully and wholeheartedly. For Saba Kasim, these experiences were more than personal encounters; they were a call to action for future generations. He recognized that spiritual legacy isn’t simply received—it must be actively lived and upheld. His promise to his descendants to bear witness and carry this story reflects our commitment to those who follow us. This is the journey we all must face, a commitment to something larger than ourselves. As you read this book, may you feel the weight and beauty of this calling and reflect on the spiritual legacy you might nurture and pass down to your loved ones.
Book Excerpt
PETRA: An Unbroken Legacy
I recall my Saba Kasim’s stories of Jesus’s teachings on love and salvation. He recounted the healings and miracles Jesus performed throughout the region. I recall him saying how kind Jesus was to beggars and lepers and how he admired and respected women. He told of Jesus’s gentleness with children and how this was all so life-changing.
My Saba was there when the High Priest Caiaphas turned Jesus over to be crucified by the Romans. In fact, he was so distraught over the crucifixion that he lingered in Jerusalem for days and became an eyewitness to Jesus’s resurrection while on the road to Emmaus.
I recall him saying, “Jesus instructed us to go to Jerusalem and wait for the promise of the Holy Spirit, whom He says will fill us with power from Heaven.”
What that meant no one really knew, but there we found ourselves waiting in Jerusalem to receive the promise. If only Saba could have been there, but after his last trip, it proved to be too much for him.
“Salim, if I can’t make this journey, you must go. You need to be an eyewitness to the events Jesus spoke of. It’s our family legacy, our inheritance, to partake in the promises of our Lord Jesus. This will be carried down from generation to generation to be an unbroken legacy of the Ma’an family.”
And indeed, it proved to be every bit as life-changing as Saba declared it would be.
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