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A collection of communion liturgies and other resources covering
Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, Holy Week, Easter, Ascension,
Pentecost, Trinity and Transfiguration. Thom Shuman writes: `So
much of the ordinary is truly extraordinary, so much of what we
take for granted are the soft petals of grace strewn on the paths
we walk, so much of the air we breathe is filled with wonder, hope,
joy and peace.' An awareness Thom first experienced while on
sabbatical at the spiritual centres of Taize, the Abbey of
Gethsemani and Iona, where these liturgies and prayers first took
root. Thom lives in Columbus, Ohio and is an Associate member of
the Iona Community.
you came a tiny vulnerable baby lungs screaming for life, fingers
grasping for something to hold on to, your whole being completely
depending on us (!) to feed you change you clothe you protect you
love you and we were gobsmacked. For several years now, pastor/poet
Thom Shuman has written daily devotions for Advent, sending them
out through his popular blogs and books. In this collection of
readings for the four weeks of Advent, Thom introduces us to, among
others, 'Dusty the Church Dog', Mr Pete the 'Drum man', and to his
son, Teddy, and wife, Bonnie. In this collection Mary, the mother
of Jesus, goes for a contemplative skate on a frozen pond where
'praises piggyback until her soul topples over', and John the
Baptist tries to explain his purpose to a very perplexed Senator
and chairman of the board. These are personal and universal,
imaginative and biblically rooted reflections. 'Reading one of
Thom's books is like walking and talking with a friend. Someone who
understands the fragility and failings of being human (and himself)
but who continues to laugh, and to hope and work for the coming of
the Light. I can't think of a better companion to journey through
Advent with.' - Neil Paynter
Discusses questions such as what about the people who might only be
mentioned once in the Bible? What about the women, the prophets,
the exiles who, while not linked to Jesus genetically, nevertheless
passed on their 'spiritual DNA' to him and us?
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