Simply Wait: Cultivating Stillness in the Season of Advent

by Pamela C. Hawkins

What if it really wasn't that hard to find more peace, more quiet, more room in your heart for the Christ child to be born? Hawkins will guide you--calmly and simply--through the busy season of Advent, and you'll come out of the four weeks more centered, rested, and spiritually renewed.
"The idea for this book arose from my own experience of contemplative prayer, prayer that finds its home, not in busy doing or speaking, but in becoming, in being," writes Hawkins.
Some Advent titles promise reflective simplicity but actually require a lot of time or reading; Simply Wait is the exception. The exercises are very doable and focus on anticipation, hope, patience, and obedience. Questions and journal space are provided to help you contemplate more fully. This is an ideal individual or small-group study; a guide for groups is included.
Instead of doing more and moving faster, find a way to reflect more, worry less, and connect authentically to the season with the grace-filled wisdom of Simply Wait.

Genres: Christmas, Christianity

112 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2007

Reviews

[Kim · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a contemplative Christmas devotional. I love how it centered me on one word each week, inviting me to explore how God has interacted with me in the context of that word in the past, and how he might be inviting me to enter into that word today.

I love meditative Bible reflection and prayer, so this book is perfect for me!

[NancyInWI · Rating 3 out of 5]

Would probably be better as a group study. Some of the activities were too far fetched for me or required a lot of time and a lot more dedication than I had to spend during Advent.

[Ellen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a good Advent study. It included reflections, prayers and hymns. It also had space for notes.

[Linda · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was a good book to help facilitate an Advent meditation

[Sandy Hewett · Rating 5 out of 5]

Liked this book for Advent. Used for the adult class I teach.

[Naomi · Rating 4 out of 5]

I appreciate Advent devotionals that are simple in form, but ask deep questions. Without much reflection, this devotional, appropriate for individuals or small groups, daily or in an retreat, takes participants on a deeper faith journey using scriptural readings and excellent questions.

Recommended.

[Thing Two · Rating 3 out of 5]

As we rush from Thanksgiving to Christmas, Simply Wait offers suggestions for was to s-l-o-w d-o-w-n. Written in four week sections, it lends itself to group study as well as individual. Not too taxing a read, it leaves the reader plenty of time, still, to get all of those holiday chores completed, but offers just enough encouragement to stop and breathe and appreciate the season.

[Angie · Rating 3 out of 5]

a good little advent devotional booklet that is manageable - timewise - and content-wise. Would be good for a study group too

[Michelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked the structure of this particular devotional