God With Us: Rediscovering the Meaning of Christmas | 
 enlarge | Authors: Scott Cairns, Emilie Griffin, Richard John Neuhaus
Creators: Greg Pennoyer, Gregory Wolfe
Publisher: Paraclete Press (MA)
Category: Book
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Rating:  6 reviews
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 185
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 9 x 7 x 0.8
ISBN: 1557255415
Dewey Decimal Number: 242.33
EAN: 9781557255419
Publication Date: October 31, 2007
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God with us. This is the meaning of the Incarnation. This is the meaning of Christmas. When we cut through all of the sentiment and marketing to the spiritual richness and vitality of Christmas, we not only discover who God is, but who we are as human beings. When we become adults, and the wide-eyed wonder of childhood has passed, we need to replace what was once magical with something much more meaningful. Now is the time to put first things first, and seek silence, if only for a few precious minutes a day. Now, ever more intently, we are to watch and listen for God. God With Us is a companion for those who want to experience Christmas as the early Christians once did, set in the larger context of Advent and Epiphany. Through daily meditations, scripture, prayer, illuminating history and fine art, we experience what saints have glimpsed through the ages - the wonder of God made flesh.
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A perfect Advent companion December 21, 2008
Mary E. White (Michigan, USA)
This is a book that is beautifully produced: high quality paper,printing,art,and writing. It's a perfect gift for the Advent season - for you or for others. It would be especially meaningful for those whose spirituality is a major part of their daily life. It's perfect for reading in the morning before the busy-ness of the day begins.
A Work of Art January 7, 2008
Caitlin Cogan (Los Angeles, CA)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This book guides readers through the four weeks of advent with short devotionals and prayers that lead one into new and wonderful contemplations of the Incarnation. It also includes histories of feast days and every other page is illustrated with a breathtaking sacred masterpiece. I would highly recommend it as a rich pre-Christmas gift for any deep-thinking, art-loving individual.
One quote in particular by Neuhaus struck me with awe:
"God who is the fullness of Being infiltrated our world of beings in order that we might fully be. Christmas is about incarnation, and incarnation is God's becoming what he is not, in order that we might become what he is."
The best gift I received this Christmas December 30, 2007
J. Baker (Norfolk, VA)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I discovered this book while doing some last minute shopping on Christmas Eve day. I was experiencing that familiar feeling of "missing" Christmas again this year. I found it again in this book. It has inspired me to celebrate the 12 Days of Christmas for the first time. The readings are timely, thought provoking, prayer inspiring, and quite simply BEAUTIFUL! I'm already looking for copies to give as gifts for next year. I hope the authors are planning on a similiar collection for Lent and Easter. I would order it sight unseen.
Great Advent Reader December 21, 2007
Liz (California)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I was looking for a way to focus my attention during Advent this year and heard about this book from the journal Image. As promised, the book has beautiful reproductions of art to go with each daily reading during Advent. There are also scripture passages each day and a short reflection written by one of the six contributors. Information and reflections on feast days are included, and I really like the fact that the book continues until Epiphany. I've been able to keep up so far and have been challenged and encouraged by the readings to remember Jesus in the midst of what can be a very distracting time of year. This book will make a great gift for my friends and family for next year's Advent season.
Beautiful Reflections December 18, 2007
T. C. Mathias (Reston, Virginia)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
My husband and I are reading through these Advent meditations and they are rich and beautiful. Of course we're only half way through, so I can't review for the entire book, but we've shared excerpts with friends and family, and very much enjoyed these readings.
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