Watch for the Light

Watch for the Light
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Watch for the Light: Readings for Advent and Christmas

Information on Watch for the Light from the publisher:

Though Christians the world over make yearly preparations for Lent, there’s a conspicuous lack of good books for that other great spiritual season: Advent. All the same, this four-week period leading up to December 25 is making a comeback as growing numbers reject shopping mall frenzy and look for alternatives. Providing a rare break from the most popular holi-day themes – gift giving, recipes, carols, and other traditions – this volume examines the deeper meanings of the season and some of the questions they raise. What does it mean that God took on a human form? That Mary believed? That Christ came down to earth, and will one day come again? Ecumenical in scope, these 50 devotions invite the reader to contemplate the great themes of Christmas and the significance that the coming of light into darkness has for each of us – not only during Advent, but every day. Whether dipped into at leisure or used on a daily basis, Watch for the Light gives the phrase “holiday preparations” new depth and meaning. Includes writings by Kathleen Norris, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Annie Dillard, John Donne, Meister Eckhart, Dorothy Day, T. S. Eliot, Gustavo Gutierrez, Eberhard Arnold, G. M. Hopkins, C. S. Lewis, Thomas Merton, Martin Luther, Henri Nouwen, Edith Stein, Thomas Aquinas, Dorothee Soelle, Philip Yancey, and others.

Description of Plough Publishing House, author of Watch for the Light:

An unparalleled "holiday" anthology of wisdom, beauty, spiritual nourishment---and disarming reflection! Features exquisite essays from Dietrich Bonhoeffer; Gerard Manley Hopkins; Madeleine L'Engle; Annie Dillard; Martin Luther; Kathleen Norris; Bernard of Clairvaux; Meister Eckhart; Brennan Manning . . . enough to carry you from the beginning of Advent to the end of Epiphany. 330 pages, hardcover from Plough.