Walking with Grace: Embracing God's Goodness in Trauma

Newlywed violinist Grace Utomo is preparing to perform the first concert of her packed Christmas season in December 2016. She steps into a crosswalk, arms full of music, then… Footage from a nearby security camera shows a white Mercedes plunge through its red light. The driver hits Grace before he hits his brakes. Doctors predict the severe traumatic brain injury, two strokes, and two brain bleeds will end her life that night. Grace and her new husband are just twenty-three years old. Walking with Grace looks trauma’s hard questions in the eye: Why doesn’t God grant every prayer for healing? How could a loving God let someone suffer? How can God be sovereign and good? Join Grace and her family as they journey through loss and disappointment to a fuller understanding of what it means to live by God’s grace.

Publisher: Shepherd Press
Type: Hardback
ISBN: 9781633423114

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Grace Utomo holds an MFA in writing from the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD). She also holds bachelors’ degrees in English and healthcare administration from California Baptist University. She studied violin performance at the Eastman School of Music under Charles Castleman, and has performed as a soloist with the Neenah Community Band, the Lawrence University Philharmonic, the Green Bay Civic Symphony, and the California Baptist University Symphony.

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‘Walking With Grace' is honest, riveting, heartbreaking, and encouraging, all at once. This is not a fairytale, but a picture of real Christian life. The tapestry of God’s providence that unfolds in these pages will be a healing balm to those who find themselves in the midst of a trial, and a guide to all who struggle to hold on to hope.’ Dr. Voddie T. Baucham, Jr.