Lighted Windows: An Advent Calendar For A World In Waiting

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The world waits
- sometimes holding its breath in fear of what tomorrow may bring sometimes in a haze of busyness or boredom in which we hardly know what we are waiting for Yet we still wait in hopefulness The birth of a baby invariably stirs deep wells of hope in the human heart Perhaps in this generation things will get better Perhaps this child will make a difference As we approach the Christmas season we prepare to celebrate the coming to earth of someone who really does make a difference At this season the &windows& of our human experience can change from rows of faceless panes perhaps grimy with dirt into lighted windows that open up new possibilities & coax us into a place where rejoicing might be possible The journey mapped out in this book is an invitation to look into some of these lighted windows & discover a few reflections of what we wait for & long for-reflections of God&s guidance his call to trust him & live by his wisdom Each window seeks to bring familiar scripture into focus with everyday living encouraging us to enter right into the place where God is coming to birth & to make the experience of Bethlehem our own & finally the windows become doors through which we are sent back to a waiting world to share our personal experience of God-with-us