{"product_id":"the-meaning-is-in-the-waiting-the-spirit-of-advent-9781557256621","title":"The Meaning Is in the Waiting: The Spirit of Advent","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIs it worth the wait? \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Paula Gooder shows how the spiritual practice of waiting is vital to our well-being. With warmth and insight, she helps us re-learn the skill of waiting, and invites us to engage with the real, flesh-and-blood people that are the subject of our Scripture readings and lessons each Advent: Abraham and Sarah, the Hebrew prophets, John the Baptist, and Mary. Each of them exemplified how to wait upon God for wisdom, joy, and the meaning of life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"In this winsome yet provocative Advent devotional, I began to sense something I had not understood before, in any of my other Advent observances -- it is not just we who wait. God is waiting too. 'The Lord waits, that he may be gracious unto you, ' says Isaiah, one of the prophets who interests Paula Gooder most. God waits on us, for our attention, for our visits home; God waits for our vision, and our ear.\" -Lauren Winner, from the foreword \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Meaning Is in the Waiting\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Paraclete Press (MA)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781557256621\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 4.90w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2009 pg. 64\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Paula Gooder","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38026762092725,"sku":"9781557256621","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_c89eb31f-a71d-4b2c-9af8-165613adae06.jpg?v=1609191225","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-meaning-is-in-the-waiting-the-spirit-of-advent-9781557256621","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}