THEOTOKOS:: An Advent Retreat / Preparing Ourselves for the Christmas Season

I’m excited to tell you about a great new resource to help you prepare your heart for Christ’s coming at Christmas. Make the time between Thanksgiving and Christmas count – check out “Theotokos” from Adore Ministries.

Advent is a time to prepare.  The Latin translation of the word Advent means “to come.”  We are waiting for Him, for Christ, for the Messiah to come.

Christmas isn’t about a day – it’s about a person.  Christmas is about Christ.  And, so we prepare – for Him.  We prepare for the one who will show us the face of God.  We prepare for the one who will wed humanity to God forever.  We prepare for Isaiah’s promised Bridegroom who will also eventually free us from our sins.  We wait for a person…and, there’s no better way to prepare for a person than to prepare with a person.  Thus, we spend time this Advent with Mary, the Theotokos – the “God bearer.”

Over the course of this study, you’ll get to know the Theotokos.  You’ll spend time with her, hear her voice, and taste her heart.  As she conceives God in her womb – you’ll be with her.  As she has that anxious conversation with Joseph – you’ll be with her.  As she journeys 90 miles to Bethlehem, fully pregnant, tired, and with contractions looming – you’ll be with her.

I’m giving away a free copy of “Theotokos” to celebrate my 100th post! Check out how to win here.