"The lamp of which I am telling you will be of great help to you, if only you will turn to it constantly.

Herr Holbrook took from his pocket a small black-bound book.

"Do you know what this book is?"

–Bible?

–Yes. Have you ever read it?

–Sometimes. At school.

"Do you know that all the words of this book were written by people who were moved by the Holy Spirit?" That's why we call it the Word of God. And now I'll show you something.

The pastor quickly turned a few pages and pointed his finger at one verse.

"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet," Tip read aloud. Then he added animatedly: "Ah, now I understand what kind of lamp you are talking about!"

"I want you to start using it today." There is not a single dark passage in life that would not be illuminated by this lamp! And if you do not understand anything from this book, ask God, and He will teach you!

With these words, Herr Holbrook took a pencil from his pocket and wrote on the first page in large letters: "To Eduard Levy." Then he handed the book to the boy and, shaking hands goodbye, left.

Tip stepped outside, clutching his treasure tightly in his hands. It seemed to him that he was dreaming. Is his life really going to change? Some new, incomprehensible feeling filled his heart: after all, the pastor had talked to him so seriously and even presented him with a Bible!

Now, instead of running around with a crowd of street boys doing all sorts of stupid things, Tip calmly walked home.

"Oh, Tip Levi! He said quietly to himself. "Now everything will go well, because you have a lamp!" God Himself will show you the right path through him!

Chapter 6

I will admonish you, I will guide you on the path along which you should go; I will guide you, my eye is over you. (Psalm 31:8)

The next day, waking up early, Tip immediately began to read the Bible.