Prepare the Way
A 28-Day Advent Devotional from the Garden to the Manger
by Nicholas Dailey
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Advent begins in the dark. For four weeks before Christmas, the church reads the oldest promises in Scripture, listens to the prophets, follows John the Baptist into the wilderness, and stands with Mary and Joseph in their fear and their courage, until the long wait ends at a manger in Bethlehem.
Prepare the Way is a 28-day Advent devotional that walks that road one day at a time, from God's question in the garden, "Where are you?", to two old saints in the temple holding the Child they had waited for all their lives. Along the way you'll follow Harriet, a widowed church choir director in her last Advent before retirement, and Mateo, her former student, who runs a warehouse night shift and is waiting for his first child. Their conversations happen in a diner at dawn, in the choir room, and on the phone during his 3 a.m. break, and they lead into each day's teaching and practice.
Inside
- The promises: the garden, Abraham, David, the watchman of Psalm 130, Isaiah's Child and Branch, Micah's Bethlehem
- The forerunner: "Comfort, comfort My people," the refiner's fire, Elijah and the hearts of fathers, Zechariah's silence and song
- Mary and Joseph: the angel's visit, Mary's yes, Elizabeth's blessing, the Magnificat, the family tree of Jesus, Joseph's dream
- The birth: no room, shepherds by night, Mary's pondering heart, the Magi, the flight to Egypt, the Light in the darkness, Simeon and Anna
Format: PDF, 6 × 9 in layout with clickable contents
Written with the assistance of AI writing tools, under the author's direction.
