The Waiting Room: 60 Meditations for Finding Peace & Hope in a Health Crisis - Softcover

Turnage, Elizabeth Reynolds

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0998032107 ISBN 13: 9780998032108

Publisher: Living Story, 2019

Synopsis

Whether you are the caregiver or the patient, the “what-if’s” of the waiting room can feel terrifying, and the wait can feel agonizing. Cancer, tumor, stroke, traumatic injury, or major surgery—a health crisis of any kind involves waiting. This waiting arouses many emotions: fear, uncertainty, sorrow, agony, and anger among them. In this devotional for caregivers and patients, Elizabeth Reynolds Turnage reminds us of 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. These sixty meditations for peace and hope will encourage you as you wait.

Endorsements:

This brilliant book is a tender gift of the presence of God for those caught in the deep woods of medical uncertainty. When we are in the hospital waiting for resolution, we don’t need a long chapter of admonitions or vague mumblings of comfort. We need a guide who has traversed this terrain and has a compass and a map to help us orient our journey. Elizabeth 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.

Dan B. Allender PhD, Professor of Counseling Psychology, Founding PresidentThe Seattle School of Theology and Psychology

Elizabeth 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.

Karen Hodge, Coordinator of Women’s Ministries Presbyterian Church in America (PCA)

Each meditation includes:

• A relevant Bible verse.
• A brief story related to waiting in a health care crisis.
• A gospel reality that brings peace and hope.
• A brief concluding prayer.
• One or two suggestions for further action—Bible reading, links to music, reflection questions, other calming activities.

About this title

About the Author

Elizabeth Reynolds Turnage, M.Ed., M.ACS., is an author, teacher, and story coach. When her son was diagnosed with a brain tumor while her father was also dying of prostate cancer, Elizabeth Turnage became a cancer caregiver, spending many long spells in many different medical waiting rooms. She and her husband, Kip, an orthopedic surgeon, love spending time with their four adult children and their spouses.

Review

If you are ever in a hospital waiting room, submerged in anxiety, weariness, and possibly grief--and you will be--feel blessed if you have this book with you.... Elizabeth Turnage has sat in your chair and knows your pain, doubts, and fears. She also knows the God who brings comfort and healing to the distressed. DANIEL TAYLOR PHD, AUTHOR, DEATH COMES TO THE DECONSTRUCTIONIST,

This brilliant book is a tender gift of the presence of God for those caught in the deep woods of medical uncertainty. 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. DAN B. ALLENDER PHD, PROFESSOR OF COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY AND FOUNDING PRESIDENT, THE SEATTLE SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY AND PSYCHOLOGY

Elizabeth 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. KAREN HODGE, COORDINATOR OF WOMEN'S MINISTRIES, PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN AMERICA (PCA)

Elizabeth Turnage, in The Waiting Room, sits with us, offering understanding, peace and courage. She takes us right to our God through her personal story of waiting room ordeals, through God's Word, in prayer....She conveys perspective for the difficulty of today, comfort and strength for the ongoing journey and great hope for the future. JUDY DOUGLASS, WRITER, SPEAKER, ENCOURAGER, DIRECTOR, CRU WOMEN'S RESOURCES

Elizabeth invites you to engage scripture, worship music, prayer, and honesty with your Creator. This is a book that I will read multiple times as Elizabeth has shown me where God is in plain sight in the wilderness of suffering. DR. PENNY NELSON FREEMAN, LICENSED COUNSELOR AND TRAINER

If you allow yourself to take this interactive journey of meditation, you may well find a place where your own heart will grow in trust and grace, even in the hard. RUTH ANN BATSTONE, COUNSELOR AND MENTOR, SERGE; SENIOR STAFF CONSULTANT, PARAKALEO

With acute accuracy Elizabeth names my deepest fears. With gentle probing she invites me to trust my Father. With an economy of words she creates space for faith to flourish. SHARI THOMAS, FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PARAKALEO

Edition details

• Publisher: Living Story
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 0998032107
• ISBN 13: 9780998032108
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 280