Hold Fast

Blind, elderly Peter Ross shares a lesson with his young granddaughter Rose that cuts against every human instinct: the best life and the worst life alike depend on the same mercy. Rose cannot understand why a man of Peter's goodness would place himself beside sinners, but Peter insists that no one can earn heaven by effort, and that salvation rests only in Christ's grace. To make the truth plain, he recalls a perilous childhood adventure by the sea with his brother Sam, when a sudden tide trapped them beneath a steep cliff. Peter's confidence failed as both boys proved helpless, and only a cry for help brought rescuers with a rope from above. Even then, Peter's bag of shells nearly dragged him back into danger until he let it go. Through this vivid rescue, Peter teaches that sinners must cast themselves on divine mercy, abandon the burden of sin, and seek holiness as the true mark of faith. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.