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ADVENT TREASURE: 25 SHORT REFLECTIONS ON HOPE<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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A WEARY WORLD WATCHING.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

WAITING.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

YEARNING EXPECTANCY FOR WHISPERS OF ETERNITY.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Advent Treasure<\/em> is a series of 25 short devotionals over the month of December, leading us on a journey through the depths of darkness, waiting and watching for flickers of light on the path ahead, through to the bursting joy of the mystery and hope of the incarnation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So many of us are overwhelmed with life and struggling with many things – illness, grief, mental health issues – and long to take time over Advent to reflect, but find that we only have capacity for something bite-sized. This book is designed for those who are finding life tough and who need to be uplifted by hope, with one page per day for easy access. Each day you will find a short piece of poetry, a Bible passage, a short reflection and a prayer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can buy it here on Amazon, in paperback or e-book<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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ADVENT TREASURE: 25 SHORT REFLECTIONS ON HOPE A WEARY WORLD WATCHING. WAITING. YEARNING EXPECTANCY FOR WHISPERS OF ETERNITY. Advent Treasure is a series of 25 short…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":361,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1016","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P8T2j8-go","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":915,"url":"https:\/\/greatadventure.carterclan.me.uk\/?page_id=915","url_meta":{"origin":1016,"position":0},"title":"Treasure in Dark Places","author":"liz","date":"September 20, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Treasure in Dark Places: Stories and Poems of Hope in the Hurting Life can hurt. Sometimes we wonder where God is when times are tough and our shadows seem too deep. But shadows can't exist without light. 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