Sparrow: A Journey of Grace and Miracles While Battling ALS
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| Rating | : | 4.33 (674 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0819232475 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 144 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-07-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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Jennifer R. She juggled full-time family, ministry, and disease with her husband, two teenagers, two cats, and a black lab in Charlottesville. In 2011, she graduated with an MDiv from Virginia Theological Seminary, relocated her family to where God called them, and received an ALS diagnosis. . Durant was an Episcopal priest, serving as the Associate Rector at Church of Our Saviour in Charlottesville, Virg
. About the Author Jennifer R. Durant was an Episcopal priest, serving as the Associate Rector at Church of Our Saviour in Charlottesville, Virginia at the time of her death in February 2015. In 2011, she graduated with an MDiv from Virginia Theological Seminary, relocated her family to where God called them, and received an ALS diagnosis. She juggled full-time family, ministry, and disease with her husband, two teenagers, two cats, and a black lab in Charlottesville
TheRevJT said More than I expected, but just what I needed. Jennifer and I first crossed paths at seminary. She was a delightful companion on the reckless journey towards the priesthood. I was heartbroken for her when she wrote to tell of her disease, and heartbroken for myself when I learned she had died. So I would have bought this book purely to experience her grace and wisdom one last time.Upon reading it, I knew that this book has a far wider appeal than to those of us who knew and loved her. This book has a far wider appeal than to those who suffer from ALS, or any terminal illness. Because this. Like life itself, harrowing, challenging and uplifting. When I think of the physical challenge that must have presented for Rev. Durant to write this book in the final days of her struggle with ALS, I am reminded of what a crucial message she had to share. Every single person on this planet will face their own mortality. None of us like that , but it is an immutable truth. This wonderful woman has given shared a gifted insight on how best to approach that journey. Despite all of the difficulties, it is not a sad book. It is an uplifting book. If you are in a situation where you feel hopelessness i. "Five Stars" according to Amazon Customer. Simply incredible!
Several years later, in the final weeks of seminary, Durant's world changed dramatically again, when the persistent weakness in one of her hands was diagnosed as ALS (aka Lou Gehrig's disease). Durant leads readers forward through the confusion of our caffeine-fueled and perpetually exhausted world to discover, as she did, a renewing sense of God-given purpose and sacred light which even the darkest of circumstances cannot extinguish, a place where even in silence, God is present, whispering through us. It is a story of God's redemption and new life.. Durant, busy career woman, wife, and mom of two, made a drastic Career 2.0 change. In the lexicon of ministry, God called her to be an Episcopal pri