God's To-do List: 103 Ways to Be an Angel and Do God's Work on Earth - Softcover

Wolfson, Dr. Ron

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1580233015 ISBN 13: 9781580233019

Publisher: Jewish Lights, 2006

Synopsis

You Are God's Partner Put on This Earth to Do God’s Work

"What on earth are you here for? To do the tasks that God has for you.... You can call someone who is lonely. You can visit a friend who is sick. You can read a book to a child. You can comfort a mourner. You can volunteer your time. You can make a difference. You can give of your self―a self that is infused with godliness."
―from the Introduction

All human beings are made in the image of God. But for what purpose were you made? The biblical answer is clear: you are to imitate God in order to bring God’s presence into your life and the lives of others.

This practical guidebook to repairing the world―often in simple everyday ways―details the biblical accounts of what God does, not what God says: God creates, blesses, rests, calls, comforts, cares, repairs, wrestles, gives and forgives. For each of God’s actions, this provocative resource suggests what might be on God’s to-do list for you, the many ways you can make small and great differences in the lives of others and find the ultimate source of meaning for your own.

An inspiring gift to uplift your spirit and share with others, whatever your faith, you can do God’s To-Do List.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

If God made a To-Do List for you, tailored to your God-given talents and skills that can be used to make a difference in the world, what would be on the list?

Each chapter of this useful and stirring guide offers examples of the good God does in the Bible; sometimes humorous, sometimes poignant stories of people making a difference by following the ways of God; and suggestions on how you can become God's partner in the ongoing work of creating the world and repairing its brokenness. You will discover that you have a unique contribution to make, and your own special way of being an angel and doing God's work on earth.

About the Author:

Dr. Ron Wolfson, visionary educator and inspirational speaker, is Fingerhut Professor of Education at American Jewish University in Los Angeles and a cofounder of Synagogue 3000. He is author of Relational Judaism: Using the Power of Relationships to Transform the Jewish Community; The Seven Questions You're Asked in Heaven: Reviewing and Renewing Your Life on Earth; Be Like God: God's To-Do List for Kids; God's To-Do List: 103 Ways to Be an Angel and Do God's Work on Earth; Hanukkah, Passover and Shabbat, all Federation of Jewish Men's Clubs Art of Jewish Living family guides to spiritual celebrations; The Spirituality of Welcoming: How to Transform Your Congregation into a Sacred Community; A Time to Mourn, a Time to Comfort: A Guide to Jewish Bereavement and Comfort and, with Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman, What You Will See Inside a Synagogue (all Jewish Lights), a book for children ages 6 and up. He contributed to May God Remember: Memory and Memorializing in Judaism―Yizkor, Who by Fire, Who by Water―Un'taneh Tokef, All These Vows―Kol Nidre and We Have Sinned: Sin and Confession in Judaism―Ashamnu and Al Chet (all Jewish Lights).

About this edition

• Publisher: Jewish Lights
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1580233015
• ISBN 13: 9781580233019
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 144