{"product_id":"the-waiting-room-60-meditations-for-finding-peace-hope-in-a-health-crisis-paperback","title":"The Waiting Room: 60 Meditations for Finding Peace \u0026 Hope in a Health Crisis - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Reynolds Turnage\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eScotty Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you are the caregiver or the patient, the \"what-if's\"of the waiting room can feel terrifying, and the wait can feel agonizing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether cancer, tumor, stroke, traumatic injury, or major surgery, a health crisis of any kind involves waiting. And this waiting arouses many emotions: fear, uncertainty, sorrow, agony, and anger among them. Elizabeth Turnage helps readers meditate on the certain hope and surpassing peace of the gospel: God has worked miraculous deeds and redemptive wonders in the past, and Jesus will \"soon\" come again to end our wait, and to bring full and final healing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen her son was diagnosed with a brain tumor while her father was also dying of prostate cancer, Elizabeth Turnage spent long spells in many different waiting rooms. As she waited, she began to wonder, \"What if this space could make space for another, better kind of waiting?\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat if the waiting room could become a \"hoping room,\"a place to grow our hope? What if this waiting room helps us to...\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExperience the peace that surpasses all understanding?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTrust the redemptive work of God?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBecome more like our beloved Savior?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHope for the Day when Christ will return to bring full and final healing? \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEndorsements: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eElizabeth Turnage offers a wisdom that has been hard won, meets the test of the gospel, and is beautifully and brilliantly written. I can't recommend this book more highly than to say you need a copy for yourself and eventually for every friend or family member who is called to wait for redemption. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDan B. Allender PhD, Professor of Counseling Psychology and Founding PresidentThe Seattle School of Theology and Psychology \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eElizabeth writes to anyone who finds themselves in the waiting room of God's sovereign purposes. She meets us there as an empathetic friend reminding us what is true in His Word, urging us to listen to the refreshing lyrics of the gospel, as she beautifully models what it means to lift our eyes to the Father who is faithful to meet us in the midst of our suffering.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKaren Hodge, Coordinator of Women's Ministries Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEach meditation includes: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA relevant Bible verse.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA brief story related to waiting in a health care crisis.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA gospel reality that brings peace and hope.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA brief concluding prayer.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOne or two suggestions for further action--Bible reading, links to music, reflection questions, other calming activities.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Waiting Room \u003c\/em\u003econcludes with an appendix that contains suggested readings, prayers, journaling ideas, music, and other calming activities. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 282\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 22, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47464661647613,"sku":"9780998032108","price":27.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/TktIemVFWmowbnZ1Vnl5NUE1b2d5dz09.webp?v=1777261548","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/the-waiting-room-60-meditations-for-finding-peace-hope-in-a-health-crisis-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}