Abide with Us
An Advent Devotional
9780827245020
56 pages
Chalice Press
Overview
The Christmas carol “O Little Town of Bethlehem closes the invitation “O come to us, abide with us, our God, Emmanuel” — the hope, prayer and ultimately the knowledge that God is with us in our quiet moments, whether that’s in the holy manger of Jesus’ birth or the sacred moments amid a frenetic season that calls us to do just about anything other than abide with our God. Abide With Us is a daily devotional walks us through the four weeks that lead to Christmas, reflecting on what we can do to create a welcoming space for God in our hearts and our world. Each devotion contains scripture, a short reflection, and a prayer.
Author Bio
The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the United States and Canada is a mainline denomination with more than 3,500 congregations and 350,000 members. The denomination includes 33 regions that are intricately involved in congregational vitality, new church starts, key ministry operations, and outreach and mission activities. Regional ministers are the faces of these ministries and represent the diversity of the denomination.
