Review: A Classic
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 31, 2013
As I read An Unexpected Glory by Marcia Laycock, I had the sense that I was reading a Christmas classic.  It's a tale of unlikely heroes and unexpected grace, right up there with O' Henry's The Gift of the Magi. In the story, Pastor Steve, who runs a men's shelter, is hit with the news that his major yearly fundraiser is in jeopardy when many of the cast get sick and are under quarantine.  In desperation, he and his assistant recruit the shelter's patrons - a motley crew of homeless and addicted men - to perform the annual Christmas pageant.  Road blocks to success seem to pop up everywhere, but in the end, the pageant has a far greater impact than anyone could have ever imagined. This is one of those short stories that should be made into a TV movie for the holidays.