Go Deeper into the Christmas Story!
We will use this book as part of our Advent in 2015.
Songs in Waiting weaves together the perspectives of the four Gospel writers with insights from artists, prayers, and hymns from around the world. It provides a glimpse through many centuries and cultures of God’s coming among us.
Paul-Gordan Chandler wrote this book while spending 10 years as Rector of the Episcopal St. John’s Church/Maadi in Cairo, part of the Episcopal Diocese of Egypt and North Africa. He brings the knowledge of several cultures to bear on this book. His interest today is bring different religions together through art.
The book is manageable at just over 100 pages and we will take a chapter per week and discuss the book along with the associated scriptures and art which are in the book:
November 22 —The Magnificat or Song of Mary
November 29 —The Benedictus or Song of Zecchariah
December 6 —The Gloria or Songs of the Angels to the Shepherds
December 13 —The Nunc Dimititis or Song of Simeon
To make the most of our study, you will need to purchase the book and read the introduction ("Surprises of God") and chapter 1 for Nov. 22
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Chandler’s book is one I constantly turn to at Christmas and would like to share it with you. There is wonderful art in the book related to the scriptures. I am hoping it will become a favorite of yours