God's To-Do List: 103 Ways to Be an Angel and Do God's Work on Earth
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.
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Book details
- Author
- Ron Wolfson
- Imprint
- Jewish Lights, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Formats
- Paperback, Hardcover
- Subjects
- Religion › Judaism
- Topics
- Jewish spirituality · tikkun olam · acts of kindness · imitating God · Jewish living · social responsibility · everyday mitzvot
- ISBN-13
- 9781580233019 (Paperback)9781683360971 (Hardcover)
About the author
RON WOLFSON is Fingerhut Professor of Education at American Jewish University in Los Angeles and a cofounder of Synagogue 3000. His recent books include 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 and Be Like God: God’s To-Do List for Kids.
Wolfson is also the author of God’s To-Do List: 103 Ways to Be an Angel and Do God’s Work on Earth, The Spirituality of Welcoming: How to Transform Your Congregation into a Sacred Community and A Time to Mourn, a Time to Comfort: A Guide to Jewish Bereavement and Comfort, as well as coauthor, with Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman, of What You Will See Inside a Synagogue, a book for children ages 6 and up.