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Do Not Be Afraid by Rachel Mann is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Do Not Be Afraid about?

Unexpected, unwanted, unremitting and seemingly endless waiting can be horrible. Years ago, I remember getting muddled over the time of a flight and arriving at the airport ridiculously early. Cursing my mistake, I realised I had about seven hours to kill. What would I do? How many flat whites can any man drink? How many tours of the duty-free emporium can anyone endure? And even peering through the window of the high-end Burberry, Louis Vuitton and Rolex boutiques can exhaust only so many minutes. Then it dawned on me: a wisdom I have been very slow to learn. That this moment now is all I have; and, if I was to find meaning or joy in any of life’s many moments, it had to be found in this unexpected and unwanted waiting. This wasn’t time to kill, but time to ravish; the only time I would ever have. More than this: somehow in the waiting, however lonely and however frustrating, there is also the anticipation of the greater joys that are around the corner. ‘I wait for the Lord,’ says the psalmist. ‘My soul waits, and in his word I hope; my soul waits for the Lord, more than those who watch for the morning.’ These words from Psalm 130 capture a deep truth: that human beings have alway

Author

Rachel Mann

Publisher

SPCK

Language

EN