Be Anxious For Nothing
Be Anxious for Nothing
An angel. A jar. And the quiet burdens we were never meant to carry.
Read chapter one, free Who it is for
A free PDF. No card needed. Paperback and ebook arrive on 4 February; pre-orders open in January.
Did you know the soil beneath your feet contains, at various depths, the decomposed remains of everyone who has ever lived, worried, and died on it? … They are, in the most precise chemical sense available to us, made of everyone who felt this exact thing before them and survived it.
For those who are anxious. For those who worry about everything.
If your mind is already writing tomorrow’s worst-case scenarios, this story was written with you in mind. It takes worry seriously, it is gentle and funny about it, and it never once tells you to calm down.
An angel, a jar and a tin of good biscuits
Bernard is an angel with a notebook, a tin of good biscuits and a jar. His job is to visit people whose lives have quietly organised themselves around fear: the message read forty-one times, the conversation rehearsed for four days, the certainty at 3am that everything is about to go wrong.
He is very good at draining the worry away. What comes after is theirs to do.
The angel
Bernard comes with a notebook and a tin of good biscuits. He listens first, and he does not text.
The jar
It is where the worry goes. The rest of the story is about what people do once their hands are free.
The part that is yours
No one can do the living for you. The book is honest about that, and it never once tells you to calm down.
Good to read, and good to share
- Anyone who worries about everything
- Anyone who has lain awake rehearsing a conversation
- Church book groups and small groups
- Anyone reading towards Lent (Ash Wednesday is 10 February 2027)
- Readers who like a warm, funny story with real faith in it
- A gift for a friend who is carrying too much
Leading a church, a group or a book club? Write to hello@giddymoose.com and we will gladly send you an advance copy.
Even before I threw The Lord of the Rings across my bedroom and hid under my quilt, praying desperately against the nightmares creeping towards my bed, I loved to write. Everything is a story to me.
I wanted to bring all of me to this book, my voice and my faith, and not what anyone else thinks I should write. All to help. If it helps, that makes me happy.
With love, J.C.
Good to know
What is Be Anxious for Nothing about?
It is a warm, funny contemporary novel about Bernard, an angel with a notebook, a tin of good biscuits and a jar, who visits ordinary people whose lives have quietly organised themselves around fear. He drains the worry away. What comes after is theirs to do.
What kind of book is it?
A contemporary novel: a story with characters, a plot and real faith in it, told with warmth and humour. It follows Bernard, an angel, and the ordinary people he visits.
Is it a Christian novel?
It is a contemporary novel with real faith in it, told warmly and with humour, and written for anyone who worries, whether or not they go to church.
When is it out, and in what formats?
On 4 February 2027, as a paperback and an ebook. Pre-orders open in January, once we have held and approved the printed proof.
Is chapter one really free?
Yes. It is a free PDF, and you do not need a card.
Can my church or book group read it early?
Yes. Write to hello@giddymoose.com and we will gladly send an advance copy.
Is it a good book for Lent?
Ash Wednesday 2027 is on 10 February, six days after publication, and many people choose a book for Lent. It is a gentle, funny story, not a study guide.
Start with chapter one
It is free, and you will soon know whether Bernard is for you.
The LORD bless you and keep you.
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