April - August 2005
Author of The Mystery and The Fullness, Parts 1 and 2: Jennifer Abel
Peter:
Hi Jen - Great expression in your book, on a topic that people know is replete with depth. I know the buzz has started but tell us how the book began.
Jen:
It began with the Holy Spirit who taps and releases pure, creative freedom! I believe that for people who have a life-changing encounter with Christ, whole new worlds come alive. There is an overflow in God as He fills us that has to spill out, and when it does He always grows what we use for Him beyond our wildest dreams. The Mystery and The Fullness started as spontaneous personal reflections when I was pregnant for the first time, but grew into something I could no longer keep to myself. I had to deliver it! The information declares a timely message for our generation, revealing a level of intimacy that isn't often spoken about. The book is written for the whole Church, but it is written to be received in a very personal way - it's like God's private whisper to hearts that are prepared and are longing for Him. It's almost as if the message is so close to His heart that it's not meant to be scattered abroad like the seeds of His Kingdom; it IS His HEART, and He will share His deepest secrets only with those who truly adore Him. So, more specifically, it's for those who choose to come into His inner chambers to fellowship with His intimacy. And that's the level of feedback I'm getting. People are either saying, "This is amazing and beautiful" or, "Oh dear, I have to find some quiet time and space and get into your book because I really need to think on this." That's not so easy in our distracted society but, like the depths of prayer, the reading requires time in order for us to receive its wonders. I've watched the expressions - on womens' faces especially - as I've described the message, from a welling up to tears to open-eyed awe, so many of them hunger to see this... but the men are getting it as well, which is as it should be!
Gemma:
I love the poetry in your prose. You manage to convey the beauty of the Spiritual relationship. Where did you learn to write?
Jen:
I didn't formally learn to be a writer. I did study French Language and Literature at college, which I'm sure helped shape my prose and a delving mindset - we focused on all things metaphorical and existential it seemed, although that presented quite a pessimistic view on life! I write my passion primarily, which is rooted in that vibrancy available to any soul who leaps with abandon into God. That's all I can and all I want to do where the actual writing is concerned - although I did love the writing phase because I literally lived in a cocoon of His intimacy while I received this book. It's just that writing is not an academic or career pursuit for me. A book has to be professionally presented, of course, but it's not the love of words or ideas or their structure that drives me; it's desiring to bring spiritual reality into physical words so that people can grasp the beauty of the Unseen through an anointing, and hopefully, be inspired to reach out for their Lord. The poetic turn of phase flowed to the subject as a matter of course because God's holiness really demands the eloquence of our most lofty words.
Tessa:
I think your overview of Time and history within the context of prenatal development is fascinating.
Jen:
It is one vast picture in the end, and the prenatal parable certainly strips us down to bare soul, like a naked baby fresh out of, or still inside the womb. It's simple and pure in one sense, yet Heaven's Spiritual and Supernatural Realms are as abundant and meaningful as all the details of pregnancy and growth - and far more - and these Realms open us up to vast possibility, giving ample meaning and purpose to every life. It is also mighty reassuring to understand how the full measure of our experience and knowledge is being conformed under the loving Hand of God.
Peter:
In a nutshell, what is your key message, Jen?
Jen:
... that God authors healthy growth - in the physical, the spiritual, and the supernatural dimensions - and that He operates both intimately and globally throughout past, present, and future history, to fulfill a gestating plan. We can clearly understand this plan by looking at the wonders of human love-relationship, fetal development, the process of pregnancy, and birthing. Yet, even our human experiences are only a dim reflection of God's glorious intent for us. My hope is that what I've written will be plain enough to awaken lives to a new level of passion.
Peter:
Thanks, Jen. I'll leave you to our guests now.
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