Russell J. Levenson Jr. has been an ordained Episcopal priest for over thirty years and the spiritual advisor to thousands. He served as Rector of St. Martin’s Episcopal Church, the largest Episcopal Church in North America, for seventeen years until his recent retirement. Levenson co-officiated and offered a homily at the state funeral for President George H.W. Bush in Washington, D.C. and in Houston. He also officiated and preached at the funeral for First Lady Barbara Bush in Houston. He is the author of many books, included the acclaimed, Witness to Dignity. He lives in Mountain Brook, Alabama.
Preface
Meditation 1 A Change of View
Meditation 2 God in the Shadows
Meditation 3 Look Up
Meditation 4 Even When We Grumble
Meditation 5 The Right Way
Meditation 6 Self-Sinking
Meditation 7 Tending to the Garden
Meditation 8 Stepping Out in Faith
Meditation 9 The Way of Faithfulness
Meditation 10 Speak . . . for Your Servant is Listening . . .
Meditation 11 Giants Don't Have the Last Word
Meditation 12 You Are the One . . .
Meditation 13 Choosing Wisely
Meditation 14 The Lord-He Is God!
Meditation 15 I Am God . . . You Are My Child . . .
Meditation 16 Heaven's Gate
Meditation 17 Do You Really Want to Grow?
Meditation 18 To Whom Should You Go?
Meditation 19 Trusting in the Unseen
Meditation 20 There's More to the Story
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Meditation 21 Salt and Light
Meditation 22 Get Some Rest
Meditation 23 For All the Right Reasons
Meditation 24 Death for the Sake of Life
Meditation 25 What "Raised" Means for You
Meditation 26 A Fork in the Road
Meditation 27 How to Live
Meditation 28 Pruning It to the Core
Meditation 29 The Promise of the Unseen
Meditation 30 Lawless Fruits
Meditation 31 Giving the Devil His Due
Meditation 32 A Song Worth Singing
Meditation 33 Don't Poke the Bear
Meditation 34 Who Gets Your Vote?
Meditation 35 Every Day Belongs to God
Meditation 36 Punching Holes in the Darkness
Meditation 37 Angst or Thanks?
Meditation 38 What Remains
Meditation 39 King Me!
Meditation 40 The Beginning at the End
Afterword Pregnant Pause
Acknowledgments
Scriptural Index
Index of Authors Cited
