The Advent of God's Word
SkyLight Paths Publishing,US (Verlag)
978-1-59473-576-9 (ISBN)
Do you ever yearn for more out of life? Have you ever felt stuck? Do you ever long to experience even more of God's presence during the season of Advent yet find the time of preparing for Christmas is so busy? With shopping, family gatherings, community events, decorating and baking, it seems as if there is no time for prayer. This daily retreat and devotional book is for those who yearn for God and find themselves struggling with no time to take an extended retreat for soaking the soul in God's presence and prayer. This daily devotional invites the reader to create reflections beyond words through the use of mandalas. Optional creative arts of icon gazing, lectio visio, meditative movement and audio lectio bring a fresh twenty-first-century perspective, transforming the interior posture of prayer and retreat to daily life. Intended for personal or small-group use for each week leading up to Christmas, the book offers daily contemplative meditations based on scripture and the author's personal experience, step-by-step creative exercises, and instructions and reflection questions for guiding the reader through the Advent season. The result, at the end of Advent, is a personal pictorial journal of the season that will awaken fresh possibilities as you celebrate the birth of Jesus and enter the new calendar year.
Rev. Dr. Brenda K. Buckwell, Obl. OSB, seeks to integrate Christian spiritual formation into everyday life so that others can experience an expanded sense of God. She is adjunct faculty at Ashland Theological Seminary, a spiritual director for lay and clergy persons, a national retreat leader and cofounder and director of learning and formation for Hearts on Fire: The Fellowship of United Methodist Spiritual Directors and Retreat Leaders, as well as an oblate in the Methodist-Benedictine St. Brigid of Kildare Monastery. She has taught at United Theological Seminary and the Rueben Job Institute for Spiritual Formation through Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary.
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Week One
The Terrain for Whispers: Discerning the Landscape of the Heart
The First Sunday of Advent
A Creative Arts Prayer Practice—Icon Gazing
Your Mandala
Monday
The Shimmering Word
Tuesday
Topography and Terrain
Wednesday
Prepare the Way of the Lord
Thursday
Ready to Receive?
Friday
Stay Awake!
Saturday Sabbath
Week Two
Whispering Songs of Expectation: Choice—Listening for the Transformational Whisper
The Second Sunday of Advent
A Creative Arts Prayer Practice—Visio Divina
Your Mandala
Monday
From Generation … Through Generation
Tuesday
Darkness Descends …
Wednesday
Fashioning a Heart of Love
Thursday
The Power of a Whisper
Friday
Standing at the Crossroads of "Me or Thee?"
Saturday Sabbath
Week Three
Companions for the Journey: Deep Joy—Listening to the Soul 's Song
The Third Sunday of Advent
A Creative Arts Prayer Practice—Audio Divina
Your Mandala
Monday
To Dream … the Impossible Dream
Tuesday
Sojourners and Companions
Wednesday
Inward Groaning
Thursday
From Humble Beginnings
Friday
My Magnificat
Saturday Sabbath
Week Four
Celebrate! The Power of a Whispered Life: New Life Springs Forth
The Fourth Sunday of Advent
A Creative Arts Prayer Practice—Meditative Movement
Your Mandala
Monday
Created in the Image
Tuesday
Treasures to Ponder
Christmas Eve
An Invitation to the Manger
Christmas Day
Away in the Manger ... at Home in the Heart
The First Day after Christmas
Ignited in Love
The First Saturday after Christmas
Saturday Sabbath
Epilogue: The Adventure into the New Year—The Foundation for Daily Devotion
Leader’s Guide
Notes
Suggestions for Further Reading
Credits
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 3.12.2015 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Woodstock |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Themenwelt | Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Liturgik / Homiletik |
| Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Moraltheologie / Sozialethik | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-59473-576-X / 159473576X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-59473-576-9 / 9781594735769 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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