The Advent season refers to the 4 weeks leading up to Christmas Day. In a season cluttered with busyness and distractions, Let the Weary World Rejoice is a devotional for individuals or families who desire to be more intentional, move more slowly, and make room for the coming of Jesus not just as a child so long ago but to all the ways Jesus still comes to us today.
The Advent Season begins Sunday, Dec. 3rd.
Let the Weary World Rejoice! is the perfect tool to help you slow down and keep your heart in a place of wonder and anticipation rather than a place of exhaustion.
Book Excerpt:
“I just want Christmas to be different this year.”
How many times have we said that either to ourselves or our families? How often have we considered the approaching holidays with dread? We want to live differently in the Christmas season…more reflective, less hurried, and desperately in need of more margin.
This year, we vow, things will be different.
In a culture and season cluttered with distractions and haste, we honestly desire to make room for what is real and meaningful. We long to move more slowly and deliberately through the season, embracing a different rhythm of celebration more in tune with our heart’s desires. As the season unfolds, however, we still find ourselves whizzing through our obligations without time for any kind of reflection, space, or meaningful connection to God and even those we love. Our good intentions crumble into a heap at the feet of exponential hurriedness.
We are longingly in need of something more sacred than all our hurrying.
Yet, the thought of pulling away from the noise and activity of the season seems impossible or too good to be true. For all those who are weary, Advent serves as a nourishing rhythm for runaway lives.
If you are looking for an Advent resource for your family or church this Christmas season, “Let the Weary World Rejoice!” offers a daily scripture, devotional, and reflection questions. It is a wonderful seasonal tool to encourage you to enter the Christmas holiday with a sense of expectant waiting and making room in your life to truly enter into the celebration of Jesus’ birth.
What others are saying about Let the Weary World Rejoice:
“It’s my favorite Advent devotional!” Dave M.
“I loved the daily devotional thoughts. They were new and refreshing!” Shari D.
“We used this for our family devotions and my teenagers even liked it!” Lisa L.
Jesus’ coming was not just a one-time event as a child so long ago, but his coming invades our lives every day if we have eyes to see. I hope this resource will help. Find it HERE on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Let-Weary-World-Rejoice-Reflections/dp/B0BJYQ1Z62/ref=sr_1_1?crid=395VEJDPYGO60&keywords=gail+johnsen+let+weary&qid=1701650255&sprefix=gail+johnsen%2Caps%2C214&sr=8-1
Gail Johnsen 