The Way of Belonging: Reimagining Who We Are and How We Relate

Format: Paperback Language: English ISBN: 151400853X ISBN13: 9781514008539 Release Date: June 2024 Publisher: IVP Length: 192 Pages Weight: 0.55 lbs. Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.6" The welcome of God changes everything.No one is a stranger to loneliness. Despite how social we are via text, chat, and notifications, we are far from being truly connected. We all want someone else to really see us and choose us for who we are. We want a place to finally fit in. But what if finding the right people or the right place is not the answer?From her community-building background, Sarah E. Westfall takes our longing to belong as an invitation to embrace and extend the deep love of God. After years contemplating how she fit in and trying to earn acceptance, she realized "belonging is not something to attain, but someone to become." Through narrative, research, Scripture, and spiritual practice, she teaches how belonging is a way of being-a posture of welcome in the spirit of t