Yes, December’s cold and gray,

And the birds have flown away,

Leaving us to wintry stress,

But ourselves can change the scene

With the tints of summer green

With the brush of kindliness.

Soon the holidays we’ll see,

Full of mad hilarity,

Full of joys delirious—

By some act of kindness done

We can make them every one

Truly holy days for us!

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Contemplate the story of the Incarnation day-by-day throughout the season of Advent in our latest publication, The Grand Miracle. Based on the writings of C. S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, George MacDonald, Dorothy Sayers, and others, each day’s reading offers a fresh look at the birth of Christ through the eyes of a modern author. Scripture, prayer, and full-page contemplative images complete each entry. 28 days, 64 pages. Preview the Devotional here.

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