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The Power of Presence - A love story (Paperback, New edition)
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The Power of Presence - A love story (Paperback, New edition)
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Loot Price R245
Discovery Miles 2 450
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Neil Anderson has travelled the world, speaking and teaching, and
has written many books. At his side, at his back, has been his wife
Joanne: they have been together for over 50 years. Now Joanne is
gripped by a long decline, sinking gradually into agitated
dementia. She depends on Neil's presence, calls him Daddy. He has
no training as a nurse, but now for long hours he sits at her
bedside, and cares for her bodily needs. They do not speak much:
conversation is a strain. So Neil has used the silent hours to
pray, to spend time in God's presence, and to reflect on what this
means. 'I have become keenly aware that God is using Joanne's
illness to teach me about the power of presence,' he writes. 'I'm
learning on a much deeper level the purpose of just being there,
and what it means to be still and know that He is God. There is an
inexplicable peace that comes from knowing I don't have to 'do' in
order to 'be' in God's will - to be in His presence - to be in each
other's presence. 'It has been a peaceful time of reflection upon
the presence of God, and how that has shaped me, our marriage, and
ministry. My theology tells me that God is omnipresent, but we are
not always aware of His presence, and yet without His presence we
are not fully alive.'
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