Pastor Approved Devotional for Advent: "Watch for the Light"

Advent is upon us, that beautiful season of longing and waiting, hope and promise, yearnings and faithful expectation of the coming of Christ. Every year I look for a devotional resource to lead me into the depth of this season and am often disappointed. This year is the exception. I recently came across a devotional from Plough Publishing House entitled Watch for the Light: Readings for Advent and Christmas and have been captivated. The daily readings, which stretch from November 24 to January 7, include some of the most profound reflections on the season that I have ever seen--in both concept and scope, classic and contemporary--all gathered together into a single volume. Some of the world's best-known-and best-loved writers (Plath, Nouwen, Aquinas, L'Engle, Barth, Romero, Goodwin, Day, Manning, Bonhoeffer, Dillard, Soelle, Lewis, Kierkegaard, Eliot, Donne...an illustrative but not exhaustive list) explore the depths and limits of our human desire for the presence of God to come to us this Advent.  

There are four copies of the devotional on the table in the Narthex. Feel free to pick one up, first come first served (please consider making a donation of $20 to cover the expense either online or by check, just put "Advent Book" in the memo line). If you prefer to order the book directly, I encourage you to do so at Bookshop.org, where a percentage of your purchase will go to support local bookstores (you can even choose Hudubam Booktraders, which sponsors FPC's Literary Roundtable to receive your support).

May God grant you the deepest desires of your heart--especially the gifts of hope, love, joy, and peace--as you wait for the coming of Christ this Advent.