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A spiritual guidebook and memoir for navigating life's challenges, with a call to trust in God's grace and say "yes."
How are we to understand the surprises life brings, the events and upsets that challenge what we believe about ourselves and our purpose? In Everyday Annunciations, Susan Swetnam encourages readers to imagine how their own upheavals might function as "everyday annunciations"—invitations to partner creatively with God in new ways.
Reflecting on six Renaissance paintings depicting Mary's response to her own annunciation, Swetnam unflinchingly acknowledges the difficulty of regrouping when life changes radically. Drawing on Mary's example, wisdom figures both historical and contemporary, Scripture, and powerful personal narrative, Everyday Annunciations offers constructive hope for those struggling to find a way forward when life catches them by surprise.
Contents
Contents
Introduction 1
Chapter One
Early Annunciations: The Challenges of Youthful Vocation 17
Chapter Two
Annunciations that Change Everything: The Fraught and Holy Path toward Acceptance 39
Chapter Three
Annunciations that Change Everything, Part Two: Faithful Discernment as a Way Forward 61
Chapter Four
The Annunciations of Later Years: Aging with Creative Equanimity 85
Afterword 109
Appendix: Luke's Account of the Annunciation and Magnificat 115
Notes 117
For Further Reading 125
