Step into a Healing Advent Journey

Welcome to a transformative Advent journey shaped around a simple but profound truth: the healing is in the waiting. At a time of year when everything urges us to speed up, this season gently invites us to slow down—to listen, to breathe, to make space for hope, and to discover how God meets us not in the rush, but in the pause.

Each day, you’re invited to return and open a new window of our Advent calendar. Behind every door you’ll find something to nurture your spirit: a story, a prayer, a reflection, or a short video. Each offering explores how waiting can become a place of honesty, courage, grace—and deep healing.

We’re delighted to feature some of our favourite thinkers, poets and theologians, including the Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell; Malcolm Guite; The Revd Rosemary Frew; Dr Shola Oladipo; and many more whose contributions will unfold as joyful surprises along the way.

What we are not doing in this journey is pretending that waiting is easy. The people of The Way may walk in darkness towards the light, but it does not mean that the road is paved in gold and we are skipping along happily. Waiting can be really tough, and horrible, and seemingly endless. But what we are called to be, are people that endure this type of waiting well together (because everything is harder if you are lonely) and with a deep and biblical desire to find wellness and flourishing.

Holy waiting looks different for each of us…as we wait in ways unique to who we are and what point on our earthly journey that we find ourselves. Some may be waiting for resolution, others for medical results, others for forgiveness or company or answers or hope. Leaders so often sit with questions and complexity that others couldn’t even guess. That is why each year as a community we seek to wait well, and to trust the promise of the faith, that nothing can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord, not even the long wait in the darkness.

This journey has been lovingly crafted for members of The GoHealth Community, but everyone is warmly invited to enjoy the first seven days for free. Join us before 8th December for just £5 to access the full Advent calendar, our growing library of courses, resources, and the community forum.

As we wait together, may this holy slowing become a place of hope, healing, and renewal for us all.

More ways to get involved this Advent

As you scroll, discover simple ways to begin your journey with GoHealth.