The Waiting Room: 60 Meditations for Finding Peace & Hope in a Health Crisis
About this ebook
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.
“This brilliant book is a tender gift of the presence of God for those caught in the deep woods of medical uncertainty. Elizabeth Turnage offers a wisdom that has been hard won, meets the test of the gospel, and is beautifully and brilliantly written.
Dan B. Allender PhD
Professor of Counseling Psychology and Founding President
The Seattle School of Theology and Psychology
“Elizabeth meets us in the waiting room as an empathetic friend reminding us what is true in His Word and urging us to listen to the refreshing lyrics of the gospel.”
Karen Hodge
Coordinator of Women’s Ministries Presbyterian Church in America (PCA)
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. She is also the author of From Recovery to Restoration: 60 Meditations for Finding Peace & Hope in Crisis
Founding Pastor, Christ Community Church, Franklin, TN
Teacher-in-Residence, West End Community Church, Nashville, TN
