This Advent and Christmas seasons, prepare your heart  with a short daily reading from Episcopal priest and author Barbara Cawthorne Crafton. In a new audio email series from CREDO, Crafton reads from her recently republished book Let Every Heart Prepare: Meditations for Advent and Christmas. 


Each of Crafton's readings begins with a few lines of a hymn from The Hymnal 1982. The recordings also feature an organ rendition of the hymn as a musical coda concluding the meditation and allowing time for reflection. Let Every Heart Prepare is available in a pocket-size edition from Morehouse Publishing, an imprint of Church Publishing Incorporated.   

The six-week series, which runs from the First Sunday in Advent to the Feast of the Epiphany, also features Crafton reading her Sunday reflections on video, which can be paired with a CREDO Facilitator's Guide for an easy-to-lead Sunday study series for use at individual churches.

You can sign up for CREDO's Facilitator's Guide when you enroll in the Let Every Heart Prepare reflection series. Discussion questions, group activities, suggestions for deeper reflection, prayers, guided meditations, and more, tied to the themes explored in Let Every Heart Prepare, comprise a user-friendly resource for exploring and responding to the messages of the season. For planning purposes, the facilitator's materials are accessible in advance.    

 

Connect with daily inspiration as both a solo practice and in the company of others. Let Every Heart Prepare is a perfect Advent and Christmas series for personal reflection, with special Sunday offerings to share with your parishioners and staff.  

 

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