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Glorious weakness : discovering God in all we lack / Alia Joy.

by Joy, Alia, 1978-

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Baker Publishing Group, 2019.

Failure (Psychology) -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.

9780801093340 (pbk.)

Alternate title:

Discovering God in all we lack

Includes bibliographical references.

Blessed are the poor in spirit -- Weakness -- The nakedness of need: the weakness of poverty -- The ransom of words: the weakness of longing -- A secondhand god and a place to call home: the weakness of lack -- Hope -- I am not labeled, I am named: the hope of identity -- Uncomfortable love: the hope of community -- I walk with a limp: the hope of brokenness -- Where home is: the hope of ordinary -- Strength -- Let us rejoice and be sad: the strength of lament -- Starving to the feast: the strength of dependence -- The God of the lost: the strength of being found -- Glory -- And if not, he is still good: the glory of the beloved.

"As a girl, Alia Joy came face to face with weakness, poverty, and loss in ways that made her doubt God was good. There were times when it felt as if God had abandoned her. What she didn't realize then was that God was always there, calling her to abandon herself. In this deeply personal exploration of what it means to be "poor in spirit," Joy challenges our cultural proclivity to "pull ourselves up by our own bootstraps." She calls on readers to embrace true vulnerability and authenticity with God and with one another, showing how weakness does not disqualify us from inclusion in the kingdom of God--instead, it is our very invitation to enter in. Anyone who has struggled with feeling inadequate, disillusioned, or just too broken will find hope. This message is an antidote to despair, helping readers reclaim the ways God is good, even when life is anything but."--From publisher.

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