If the Christmas season has become more of a chaotic consumer ritual rather than a nurturing spiritual one, you need this brilliant 'Advent Survival Guide.' If you set aside just 10 minutes per day, Child of the Light will help you find your quiet center amid the stressful flurry of the November/December busyness. As you read the book's brief readings inspired by the season's carols and hymns, your spirit will be lifted, and your thoughts will be redirected to the purpose of the season: preparing for the coming. 'Take time for God: that's exactly the challenge God gives us during this season of preparation,' writes Richardson. 'Personally and culturally this time of year already seems to race out of control toward a Christmas finish line. In Advent, we are invited to take time out

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