The Meaning is in the Waiting The Spirit of Advent by Paula Gooder Foreword by Lauren F. Winner ISBN: 9781557256621 $14.99 Paperback Paraclete Press Pub Date: November This thoughtful book will enable the reader to grow more fully into a way of being that is expectant rather than urgent, and more focused on God’s presence right now than on some imagined future. Arranged for daily reading in the hectic run-up to Christmas, the resource highlights the biblical characters with whom the candles on the Advent wreath are traditionally associated, each exemplifying the 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