Meaning Is in the Waiting by Paula Gooder

Meaning Is in the Waiting by Paula Gooder

Advent is about learning to love the waiting. Waiting is the primary lesson of Advent, says Paula Gooder. In the company of the biblical characters with whom the candles on the Advent wreath are traditionally associated, she helps us to discover very different kinds of waiting: * Abraham and Sarah--who waited a lifetime for the fulfillment of God's promises.* The Hebrew prophets--who waited for God's intervention, both longed for and feared.* John the Baptist--whose ministry marked the end of one era and anticipated the new.* Mary--whose life was shaped by waiting and by events beyond her control. The Meaning Is in the Waiting is arranged for daily reading in the hectic run-up to Christmas. This thoughtful book will enable you to grow more fully into a way of being that is expectant rather than urgent, more focused on God's presence right now than on some imagined future. You will venture on this journey in companionship with the God who waits with us.

Gooder, Paula: - The translator, R.H. Charles (1855-1931), is universally recognized as one of the leading figures in Enoch scholarship. Paula Gooder is a freelance writer and lecturer in Biblical Studies. She is also Canon Theologian of Birmingham and Guildford Cathedrals, Lay Canon at Salisbury Cathedral, Visiting lecturer at King's College, London, Associate lecturer at St Mellitus College, London, and Theological Adviser to the Bible Society. Her previous books include Searching for Meaning (SPCK 2008) and Heaven (SPCK 2011).

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ISBN 13	9781557256621
ISBN 10	1557256624
Title	Meaning Is in the Waiting
Author	Paula Gooder
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Paraclete Press
Year published	2009-11-01
Number of pages	144
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