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We all have a unique “way to the manger” during Advent. This daily devotional combining scripture with personal experiences will help you make your way through Advent with new insight and joy.
Just like everyone in the story of Jesus’ birth, we each have a unique path when it comes to finding our way to God. Some paths are long, arduous and uncomfortable like the very pregnant Mary riding the donkey to Bethlehem. Some are joyous like the shepherds’ race into town after their encounter with the angels. Some are thrust upon us like Joseph in a time of crisis. Suffice it to say, there are a lot of ways to the manger – a lot of ways to God - but they all end at the same place – in His presence. “ Way to the Manger” is a daily guide through Advent to help you along your way to His presence.

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Date de parution	02 février 2023
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EAN13	9781663236807
Langue	English

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A Way to the Manger
Daily Advent Devotions
Lisa M. Black

A WAY TO THE MANGER DAILY ADVENT DEVOTIONS

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Contents
Preface
Day 1 First Sunday Of Advent
Day 2 The Way
Day 3 Are We There Yet?
Day 4 Parker House Rolls, Part 1
Day 5 Parker House Rolls, Part 2
Day 6 Preserving The Way
Day 7 I Love To Laugh
Day 8 Second Sunday Of Advent
Day 9 Be The Light
Day 10 Benefit Of The Doubt
Day 11 Trading Plans
Day 12 Clouds Are Good
Day 13 God Is Greater
Day 14 What’s Your Perspective?
Day 15 Third Sunday Of Adven t Joyful, Joyous, Joy!
Day 16 “A Way To The Manger”
Day 17 Welcome The Stranger
Day 18 Devotion Writing 101
Day 19 Keep The Pride On The Side
Day 20 An Interesting Family Tree
Day 21 Quiet Words And Silent Night
Day 22 Fourth Sunday Of Adven t The Way of Love
Day 23 Footprints In The Snow
Day 24 Have You Seen A King Around Here?
Day 25 Listen
Day 26 Pray First
Day 27 It’s Been A Winding Path
Day 28 A Christmas Poem
Day 29 Christmas Da y Active Waiting
Preface
I started writing devotions about twenty years ago while I was volunteering as a Sunday school teacher for high school students. I wanted to find a way to keep the youth engaged during Holy Week, so I started sending my students daily emails. Those emails during Holy Week extended to daily devotions during Lent and Advent. Over the years, the distribution list expanded at the encouragement of my friend Becky Szeyller. Now I write weekly devotions in addition to daily devotions for Advent and Lent.
I try to see God in all that I do. Recognizing God in the simple details of life encourages me, teaches me, and often makes me laugh. Advent can be a hectic time, and before you know it, the season is over. These daily devotions may help you pause for a moment, take a breath, and see God in a new light as you make your way to the manger this Advent season.
DAY 1
FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT Picking Raspberries
A voice of one calling: “In the desert prepare the way for the Lord; make straight in the wilderness a highway for our God.”
—Isaiah 40:3 NIV
See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland.
—Isaiah 43:19 NIV
The theme for this Advent season is “A Way to the Manger.” Like everyone in the story of Jesus’s birth, we each have a unique path when it comes to finding our way to God. Some paths are long, arduous, and uncomfortable, like that of the very pregnant Mary riding the donkey to Bethlehem. Some are joyous, like the shepherds’ race into town after their encounter with the angels. Some are thrust on us, as with Joseph in a time of crisis. Suffice it to say, there are a lot of ways to the manger—a lot of ways to God—but they all end at the same place: in His presence.
The information in the Bible surrounding Jesus’s birth is very familiar. We know about the shepherds, the wise men, the gifts, Bethlehem, and Mary and Joseph. Those are all easy stories to pick out. What’s more interesting is discovering the parts of the story that are hidden—like the raspberries in my raspberry bushes. I’ve learned to walk through my raspberry patch at least twice each time I pick. The first time through, I pick the berries that are obvious and easy to reach. The second time I pass through, I reach for the ones farther off the path. I kneel, sometimes on my hands and knees, pushing leaves aside, reaching through the scratching branches, and look up, under, and around to find the ripe berries. Often, it’s the hidden berries that are the biggest and sweetest. It is my earnest prayer that as we go through this Advent season together, we will all discover hidden paths of the story of Jesus’s birth to bring new excitement and energy into what is already an exciting and joyous event.
These devotions should get you thinking—should get you to look beyond the tangled branches of stress, to-do lists, work, worry, and all the rest and view the story of Jesus’s birth from a new angle. Kneel, look up, open your eyes and heart, and listen to God. The birth of His Son, Jesus, proves that He is accessible to all and eager to be with us. Just His name, Emmanuel, which means “God with us,” is a huge spoiler alert. Consider your own way to the manger this Advent, and keep your eyes focused on the goal ahead.

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