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Encountering Emmanuel

A Guided Advent Journal for Prayer and Meditation
Author: Heather Khym
Illustrated by: Josiah Henley
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Format: Paperback

Publication date: August 16, 2024

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Embark on a transformative journey this Advent with Heather Khym, cohost of the Abiding Together podcast, as she extends a heartfelt invitation to embrace stillness and silence amid life’s chaos, allowing God to dwell in the depths of your being. While the world moves at an ever-faster pace, Heather encourages you to pull back from the hustle and create space for our Savior to come into every area of your life—to transform and heal it through his love.

In Encountering Emmanuel, using poignant reflections and accompanying videos, Heather will gently guide you into the areas of your heart where Christ has not yet come—the areas where you’ve shut him out, the places you’ve long forgotten and ignored, or the spaces you’re ashamed to acknowledge. You’ll learn how to invite him in so that he can bring his light, love, peace, hope, and healing into your heart. From the forgotten corners to the shadowed recesses, Heather encourages you to open these spaces to the transformative power of Christ’s love.

Each day will show you a unique way God can come into your life, including the following:

  • he comes in the darkness
  • he comes to set us free
  • he comes to awaken us from slumber
  • he comes as a helpless child
  • he comes as a gift to the world
  • he comes as a person with a face
  • he comes to be our food

God will not force—love never does—but he asks, and we have a choice. Will you open wide your heart to the Savior and give your fiat as Mary did?

Each day you’ll journey deeper into the meaning of Advent with a meditation, stunning art specially created for this book by Josiah Henley of Heart of IESVS, reflection questions, a prayer, and journaling space.

Encountering Emmanuel is perfect for both individual and group use. Free companion videos and a downloadable leader’s guide are available at avemariapress.com.

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Product Details

Pages: 144

Trim size: 5.5 x 8.5 inches

ISBN: 9781646803675

Imprint: Ave Maria Press

This downloadable guide is perfect to help you lead a parish-wide book study, small groups, or book clubs.

Download a printable copy of Heather Khym's Litany of Encounter.

  • “What a gift!”

    “Advent is a time of longing, a time of waiting and preparing . . . and we don’t need to do it alone. In her wise, gentle, yet profound way, Heather Khym has given us a companion to guide and encourage us to let the Lord draw near in every moment of our lives. What a gift!”

    Sarah Swafford
    Speaker and author of Gift and Grit and Emotional Virtue

  • “Brings you face-to-face and heart-to-heart with Jesus.”

    “Have you ever wondered how the season of Advent can bring healing to your heart? You are about to find out. In this penetrating and engaging collection of meditations, one for each day of Advent, Heather Khym will bring you face-to-face and heart-to-heart with Jesus. I encourage you to invite him into the depths of your heart—to bring his gentle light, his merciful love, and his tender strength there—so that you can reveal the heart of Jesus to those you encounter each day. Heather is a trustworthy guide as she has been inviting Jesus to come into her heart for many years.”

    Bob Schuchts
    Author of Be Healed

  • “An ideal source of grace and guidance for prayer.”

    “Heather Khym knows what she’s talking about! Most importantly, she knows who she’s talking about. Her Advent devotional is an ideal source of grace and guidance for prayer for the reader who wants to stay focused on what and who Advent is all about—salvation and our Savior, Jesus Christ. Come, Lord Jesus!”

    Fr. Mark-Mary Ames, CFR
    Director of communications for the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal

  • “This a beautiful devotional!”

    “This a beautiful devotional! Heather Khym expertly weaves together personal stories, wisdom from scripture, and insights from the saints. Her writing helped illuminate the mysteries present in the Advent season and brought us to a deeper understanding of God’s loving presence in our everyday lives.”

    Jackie and Bobby Angel
    Catholic speakers, authors, and YouTubers

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