Common-Place or “Locus Communis” — a place to remember
Corrie ten Boom (1892-1983) and her family helped Jews escape the Nazi Holocaust during World War II and, by all accounts, saved nearly 800 lives in the Netherlands. They were devout Christians.
On February 28, 1944, a Dutch informant told the Nazis of the ten Booms’ activities and the Gestapo raided the home. They kept the house under surveillance, and by the end of the day 35 people, including the entire ten Boom family, were arrested, Although German soldiers thoroughly searched the house, they didn’t find the half-dozen Jews safely concealed in the hiding place. The six stayed in the cramped space for nearly three days before being rescued by the Dutch underground.
All ten Boom family members were incarcerated, including Corrie’s 84-year-old father, who soon died in the Scheveningen prison, located near The Hague. Corrie and her sister Betsie were remanded to the notorious Ravensbrück concentration camp, near Berlin. Betsie died there on December 16, 1944. Twelve days later, Corrie was released. None of the other members of her family had survived.
In 1971, she wrote a best-selling book of her experiences during World War II, entitled The Hiding Place in which she recounts her extraordinary experiences through World War II and illustrates how Christ’s strength sustained her.
The above biography taken from biography.com.
“In darkness God’s truth shines most clear.”
Corrie ten Boom, The Hiding Place
“I have experienced His presence in the deepest hell that man can create. I have really tested the promises of the Bible, and believe me, you can count on them.”
Corrie ten Boom
“Worrying is carrying tomorrow’s load with today’s strength- carrying two days at once. It is moving into tomorrow ahead of time. Worrying doesn’t empty tomorrow of its sorrow, it empties today of its strength.”
Corrie ten Boom
“If you look at the world, you’ll be distressed. If you look within, you’ll be depressed. If you look at God, you’ll be at rest.”
Corrie ten Boom
“What a sad mistake we sometimes make when we think that God only cares about Christians.”
Corrie ten Boom
“We must mirror God’s love in the midst of a world full of hatred. We are the mirrors of God’s love, so we may show Jesus by our lives.”
Corrie ten Boom
“God never measures the mind… He always put His tape measure in the HEART.”
Corrie ten Boom
“You can never learn that Christ is all you need, until Christ is all you have.”
Corrie ten Boom
This Jolly Beggar 
Thank you for sharing this Dora!
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You’re welcome. I’m so glad it’s meaningful to you. 😊
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Corrie was an amazing Christian and these are strong, wise words she gave us forever. She had great courage and loved Christ with all her heart, soul and mind. Thank God she survived the Holocaust.
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It was a miracle, an unexplained paperwork “error.” Reading her books as a young Christian made all the difference to me. She showed me what the Christian life looked like.
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An epic story of an amazing family. I watched that movie years ago when I was teaching Holocaust studies to seventh graders in a Jewish afterschool program… I was and remained profoundly moved by it.
❤
David
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David,
I saw that movie too and its unforgettable. The ten Boom family rose to their calling. May we in our times rise to ours as God calls us to do.
pax,
dora
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Reblogged this on johncoyote and commented:
Corrie Ten Boom- a brave woman, a angel. Her family gave-up everything to save many.
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Thank you dear Dora. These are the stories we need to hear and read. We need to remember the brave, strong and kind people.
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John,
I totally agree. They are among the clouds of witnesses to God’s glory and grace.
pax,
dora
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Irena Sendler, Corrie. Brave women. We must remember. They taught us. We can do more to help our world. Powerful and worthwhile story dear Dora.
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Amen. To God be the glory!
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