{"product_id":"9780835817578","title":"Simply Wait: Cultivating Stillness in the Season of Advent","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome Advent titles promise reflective simplicity but actually require a lot of time or reading; \u003cem\u003eSimply Wait\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInstead 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 \u003cem\u003eSimply Wait.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Upper Room Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47071507480816,"sku":"9780835817578","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780835817578_p0.jpg?v=1763815004","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780835817578","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}