First Circle

Retirement from her University faculty position shouldve brought relaxation; instead Bernice Langdon deals with an aggressive cancer while harboring a secret that could save her life. That secret may also save others who gather to help the ailing professor embrace her treatment and the resulting journey of physical emotional and spiritual growth.First Circle follows six individuals who enter Bernices life with collective purpose soaring well beyond the reason each first visits her home. Each member of the First Circle shoulders individual challenges. Collectively they navigate the bends in lifes road as they unknowingly come together to help Bernice through her illness. Little do they know they have a collective goal beyond Bernice. Someone needs their help even more.From the youthful fast-paced environment of Ridgewell Associates to the stained-glass grandeur of the Bedrock Hills church sanctuary First Circle spins from city to suburbs. From the elegant Dane & Caldwell law offices to the University Medical Center corridors a hand from afar provides guidance to the group. Their individual faith journeys are tested repeatedly as they seek the purpose behind the unsolicited messages and work to solve the puzzle. Who is the sender? And to what end are they called?