Figures of the True

by Amy Carmichael

Do you feel broken and cold? Does life feel like a struggle? Don’t let your present reality dictate your trust and joy. Look around you and see that there’s hope! Based on spiritual truths taken from black-and-white nature photographs, Figures of the True is designed to encourage those going through a difficult season. Well-loved teacher and missionary Amy Carmichael uses short prose pieces to present messages from the Creator to you. The pictorial examples she uses “are not only lovely pictures of fragments of a lovely creation…they are Figures of the True.”

Genres: Christian

30 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1968

About the author

Amy Wilson Carmichael was a Protestant Christian missionary in India, who opened an orphanage and founded a mission in Dohnavur. She served in India for 55 years without furlough and wrote many books about the missionary work there.

Reviews

[Tiuri · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very short, but lovely. Each short chapter is based on thoughts derived from a selection of black and white photographs. Sometimes these manifest as sort of stories or simply musings. My favorite was chapter 3, which begins: “There was one who was not afraid of any evil tidings, for her heart stood fast believing in the Lord. And her trust was in the tender mercy of God for ever and ever.”
I fully intend to read this short gem of a book again sometime. Here is one more quote that stood out to me: “Go through that depressing dimness without yielding to depression and without depressing others.”

[Paula White · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very short but beautiful writing by beloved Amy Carmichael. I got this on Kindle, which was perfect because of the photos.