Join Gretchen Schwartzman on a transformative journey of faith, highlighting the profound lessons she learned in recent years about the power of hearing God’s voice. Her spiritual odyssey began with a divine nudge at the onset of a Lenten season, prompting a commitment to a daily moment of stillness and listening. What unfolds is not a routine practice of scripture reading or prayer, but a dedicated time for quietude, aimed at cultivating an intimate dialogue with the Divine.
As Gretchen embarks on this discipline of silence, she is moved to document the words and messages received from God. Soon, these private encounters with God’s voice evolved into a compelling call to share the insights gained with a wider audience, beginning with her church community and eventually leading to the creation of this book.
One of the frequent themes of these writings is intimacy with God. He has created us for intimacy with Himself. Adam and Eve enjoyed true intimacy with God in the garden before the fall. Ever since then, humanity has been seeking that intimacy which was lost. In this present age, Jesus has opened the door for that intimacy to be restored, and the Holy Spirit teaches us and leads us into that intimate relationship with God that our hearts long for.
About the Author
Gretchen Schwartzman is a registered nurse who has worked in the area of maternal child nursing for most of her nursing career and is currently working as an RN case manager. She is a certified dance minister and has served as leader and choreographer for the Living Word Community Dance Ministry since 1998. As a dance minister, she has worked with adults, youth, and children to present choreographed dance presentations, artistic ministry activations, spontaneous times of praise and worship, and congregational dances.
She volunteers with Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan’s Purse, and currently serves as the Church Relations Coordinator for the Philadelphia Area Team. She also serves as an intercessor with Heart of the Father Ministries home ministry team. She and her husband served as missionaries in Haiti for six years in the 90’s. She lives with her husband and mother in Drexel Hill, PA and is the mother of two grown children.
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