Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to you, O Israel! To Rachel Balducci, what a blessing to read your reflections on Joy to the World... And thank you, dear sister, for your inspiring blog! As I started to read this book... I was excited. Excited to be reading this book during Advent, excited to be a part of Christ’s presence on Earth, excited to be a believer, to know the story of Jesus becoming man is real and true and life-changing. What kind of a book can do that? It’s amazing, there I sat, sipping my tea and fighting back tears. The history, the impact! God on high sending his Son to become a man — it’s something we know and believe, but sitting there reading this book brought it all into focus for me. Like I was hearing and understanding it all for the first time. It’s a mystery, it’s reality. It’s a complicated tale of truth and miracle and we are a part of this grand tale because we believe that God did this — and he did it for YOU. He did it for me. If you think you’ll have some free time this Advent, I recommend this book. If for no other reason it will set your mind to thinking about the gift of Jesus. It will get you right where you need to be as we move towards the joyous, glorious gift of Christmas morning. But more than that, the book will tell you things you may have never considered, teach you and inspire you and fill your heart with gratitude for all God has done, for how much he loves us so. That’s a tall order for a book — but really, this book can do it.
Posted on: Fri, 05 Dec 2014 15:41:51 +0000
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