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    Child of the Light: Walking through Advent and Christmas
    Child of the Light: Walking through Advent and Christmas
    Child of the Light: Walking through Advent and Christmas
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    Child of the Light: Walking through Advent and Christmas

    By Beth A. Richardson

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    A type of "Advent Survival Guide," *Child of the Light** helps readers through the busy season while nurturing their spirits. It carries them through the 12 days of Christmas and Epiphany, offering a structure for daily reading and reflection to help them find a "quiet center" to cope with the stress of the pre- and post-Christmas chaos.

    Included are 5 weekly chapters structured on Advent hymns that offer daily meditations, spiritual disciplines for the week, reflection questions and leader helps. The use of hymns and carols also encourages an engagement in the musical richness of the season.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherUpper Room Books
    Release dateAug 1, 2005
    ISBN9780835812504
    Child of the Light: Walking through Advent and Christmas
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    Beth A. Richardson

    Beth A. Richardson serves as the director of prayer and Upper Room worship life at The Upper Room and is also dean of The Upper Room Chapel. An Oklahoma native, she is an ordained deacon in The United Methodist Church and is a member of the Mountain Sky Conference. Beth holds a master of divinity from Vanderbilt Divinity School and a bachelor of arts in sociology from Oklahoma City University. Follow her writings at betharichardson.com and jackthescottie.com.

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