Review of "Bless the Lord"

(Bless the Lord was provided to me free of charge by Mind and Media, who received it from the publisher for the purpose of being reviewed.)


Bless the Lord: The 103rd Psalm is a beautiful book. If I had a coffee table, I would gladly display it there. Miss Bluedorn is a gifted artist - and, I must add, self-taught and a homeschooler. Her illustrations portray a simpler time with beauty and grace.

The text of the book is Psalm 103 of the King James Version. It is a joyful Psalm of gratitude. The fact that the text is from the King James Version is the only drawback to this children's book. I know that many people believe that the KJV is the only "official", accurate translation, but I'm not one of them. When I read the Bible with my kids, we use the New International Reader's Version or the New Living Translation, both easily understood by all of my children. I found that I had to stop after most pages of this book and explain what the words meant. Not a bad thing, necessarily, but it interrupted the flow of reading aloud.

In spite of this, I highly recommend this book. My children loved the illustrations, and so did I. Miss Bluedorn is a very gifted young lady.