
Do Not Be Afraid
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'Waiting can be beautiful and, at least sometimes, it takes us to the heart of the Holy.'
As much at home with Strictly Come Dancing as the mystical writings of Julian of Norwich, Rachel Mann writes with disarming verve of something we all experience - waiting.
It may seem unlikely when you're stuck on a train, or nervously anticipating hospital treatment, or simply fearful of an uncertain future, that there is treasure to be found in the waiting. Yet the Psalmist says, 'I waited patiently for the Lord; he inclined to me and heard my cry.'
These luminous meditations tell stories of God waiting with us when we're in fear or distress; of coming - bidden or unbidden - to relieve our loneliness; of disconcerting us, desiring us and surprising us with joy... Most of all they remind us that Jesus Christ comes into the world as one long waited for; as the servant who waits on others; as the one on whom we are, adoringly, called to wait.
Covering 4 weeks, each meditation ends with a prayer and questions for reflection, which may be used by individuals or groups.
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Introduction
WEEK 1
Advent Sunday: The joy of waiting . . . 'Do not fear'
Monday: Waiting for insight: Connected
Tuesday: Waiting in isolation with others
Wednesday: Waiting to slow down
Thursday: Waiting on the word
Friday: Waiting for the privileged to catch up
Saturday: What is shown in waiting
WEEK 2
Advent 2: The discomfort of waiting
Monday: Waiting to breathe easy . . .
Tuesday: Waiting on God's song
Wednesday: Waiting to live?
Thursday: Waiting on the silence of God
Friday: The inequality of waiting
Saturday: Waiting on a miracle
WEEK 3
Advent 3: 'Using' the waiting
Monday: Waiting for blessing?
Tuesday: The stature of waiting
Wednesday: Struggling to wait
Thursday: The frustration of waiting
Friday: Waiting to dance
Saturday: Waiting on table
WEEK 4
Advent 4: Jesus Christ is waiting
Monday: Waiting in dependence . . . The joy of hospitality?
Tuesday: Christmas Eve: Waiting in fear and trembling
Christmas Day: The waiting is over
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