{"product_id":"aging-faithfully-the-holy-invitation-of-growing-older","title":"Aging Faithfully: The Holy Invitation of Growing Older by Alice Fryling","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWould you like to grow in life-giving ways as you age? Do you have the courage to let go of former ways of thinking to receive God's love and life in new ways?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs we age, we experience the loss of physical stamina, independence, and career fulfillment. Yet within each of these losses is a holy invitation to grow. God calls us to let go of our need for accomplishment and embrace the gift of fruitfulness so that we might be transformed in this final season of our lives. In \u003ci\u003eAging Faithfully, \u003c\/i\u003e spiritual director Alice Fryling offers comfort and encouragement about growing older as she explores how to navigate:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe journey of retirement\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLifestyle changes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew limitations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew opportunities that come with aging well\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this season of life, we are invited to hold both grief and hope, to acknowledge ways of thinking that no longer represent who we are, and to receive peace in the midst of our fears.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe all age differently, and God calls each of us to new spiritual birth as we mature and deepen our faith. When we embrace the aging process, we grow closer to God and experience his grace as he renews us from within through his Holy Spirit. Whether you are approaching the beginning, middle, or end of your senior years, you are invited. Come and be transformed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAging Faithfully \u003ci\u003eincludes questions for group discussion and suggestions for personal meditation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAging Faithfully: The Holy Invitation of Growing Older\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Alice Fryling takes the reader on a journey from a frank look at the losses that accompany aging to hope and purpose in our later years. The processing questions at the end of each chapter will be valuable to anyone as they anticipate or experience the losses and joys of those years.--Joe Bernardy, director of Navigators Encore\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI thank God for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAging Faithfully\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. It is a book for you regardless of your age, for the truth of the matter is, we are all aging . . . every single one of us. Alice Fryling lovingly leads us through the ups and downs, the losses and the treasures we experience in the interior chambers of our soul throughout our aging. I recommend Alice Fryling as a reliable and faithful guide through this multifaceted adventure of aging.--Richard J. Foster, author of Celebration of Discipline and Sanctuary of the Soul\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe apostle Paul tells us in 1 Corinthians 13:12 that we can see eternity as though we're looking at it through a dim mirror. The final movement of our lives carries with it the opportunity to move closer to that mirror, where the light and shadows of old age present to us an image of God, ourselves, and others that we've not been able to fully behold at earlier stages of our lives. Alice Fryling's gentle, honest writing illumines the losses, questions, fears, and longings we carry with us into the aging process. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAging Faithfully\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a trustworthy guide to the light and shadows of our final stage of life on earth with honesty, offering us a gracious and hopeful sense of the welcome that awaits us on the other side of that dim mirror.--Michelle Van Loon, author of Becoming Sage: Cultivating Meaning, Purpose, and Spirituality in Midlife\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tyndale","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45818373734586,"sku":"9781641583596","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0444\/2213\/5968\/files\/imageloader_ce9d196e-43b9-4cfd-a766-265b68465084.jpg?v=1777581215","url":"https:\/\/naturenurture.shop\/products\/aging-faithfully-the-holy-invitation-of-growing-older","provider":"nature+nurture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}