When a book carries an inspirational tale, strengthened by a reader's own beliefs and hopes that magic and miracles do exist, the moments you spend in reading the story becomes a better experience. That, in a nutshell, is what I want to say about this particular book by Max Lucado, "The Christmas Candle".
The tale begins in 1664, when a candle maker and his wife are jolted awake by a strange, bright light emitted by an angelic visitor. The visitor touches one candle - making it glow in all its glory - and soon disappears. Undoubtedly shaken by what they just saw, the couple decides to keep the visitation and the candle as a secret... but not for long. With a kind heart and obviously saddened by a young widow's plight, the candle maker's wife decides to give the angel-touched candle to the widow. Unbeknownst to her and her husband at that time, that kind gesture would trigger a beautiful life-changing miracle that would soon occur.