"Last year, our diocese set the challenge to congregations to prayer walk their parish area. What amazing things happen when we remember that God is truly interested in the detail of every street, every house and every person within! When Jesus said, "the kingdom is near", he meant that the veil between heaven and earth is thinner than we realise. I commend Walking with Angels to you as you explore what it means to partner with God in the day-to-day reality of your life, your family, your street and your neighbourhood."
— Justin Duckworth, Archbishop in the Province of Aotearoa New Zealand and Polynesia

"In this beautiful Advent companionship with the angels, Bishop Eleanor draws with wit and wisdom on her ministry in Aotearoa New Zealand and in Hull in her home county of Yorkshire. 'One of the most prophetic intercessors I know, she simply takes God at his word that "are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?" (Hebrews 1.14, niv). 'Time with Bishop Eleanor expands the horizons of my soul. She writes to gently normalise mystical encounters, and to open our eyes to the reality that we live in a diverse companionship of angels and archangels, who are bemused that we do not ask God to direct them. 'This heart-warming book scatters darkness from the soul in the light of heaven's reality shimmering through the veil. A treasure for all seasons, not just for Advent."
— Jill Duff, Bishop of Lancaster

"Walking with Angels is an accessible and uplifting Advent resource; a compass to help us orient to the divine even in the darkest of times. Down to earth and infused by angelic wisdom, Bishop Eleanor engages with ancient mysteries within our present-day realities through relatable stories and Scripture. A beautiful and courageous book, full of awe, humility and hope... may you walk your streets differently after reading it."
— Sara Kindon, Professor of Human Geography and Development Studies, Te Herenga Waka Victoria Universi

"This book fills me with so much hope and expectation! We easily get caught up in the busyness and brokenness of the material world around us, but Bishop Eleanor reminds us of the possibility of connection with God's vastly superior reality and the glories of the heavenly realms. We are invited to a simple yet profound level of participation with God's beautiful work of healing in our neighbourhoods – with our feet on the ground but our heads in the clouds - as we step out and pray in the company of angels."
— Cath Livesey, leader of Accessible Prophecy

"In Walking with Angels, Bishop Eleanor shows the reliable ordinariness and miraculous otherness of God's messengers among us. She walks in solidarity with the lost and the least and finds shimmering love present, palpable and manifest... She calls back our collective institutions and our fearful hearts to faithfulness and to walking with those whose cry for mercy and love reaches us in the darkness."
— Alison Phipps, Member of the Iona Community and UNESCO Chair for Refugee Integration through Educati

"Eleanor Sanderson will become your "Precious Ellie" as you read, because you will see that her personal story is not about her, but really about an authentic love for you. 'Here is a bishop with an open heart, who trusts fully in Jesus. Here is one brave enough to empty her soul, to pour out all that has been placed within her, through every step of each stage of life. 'Please trust her through the walk she invites you to share. Receive this gift from her for it is truly from the Lord himself. 'It is meant for you'."
— John Watton, Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Central Newfoundland

THE FIRST WEEK OF ADVENT
'Do not be afraid: the Lord is with you' 17
THE SECOND WEEK OF ADVENT
'Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty' 37
THE THIRD WEEK OF ADVENT
'Glory to God in the highest and peace to God's people on earth' 65
THE FOURTH WEEK OF ADVENT
'Come, Lord Jesus, come! Your kingdom will never end' 91
CHRISTMAS DAY
'Jesus, name above all names, and a gift beyond words' 117
Notes 124