I've been loving Maggi Dawn's Beginnings and Endings (Daily Readings through Advent to Epiphany) - lots to chew on and reflect upon - there are several local clusters of people also travelling with me and I know they are appreciating the book - as are many people in blogosphere
Bishop Alan and here and here and for sheer parochial volume here
One comment that I have heard in the early days is that readers were surprised that the commentary was not more "religious". Hopefully the reflection for 12th "Eat Drink and Sleep" will have addressed that concern.
A second comment is the element of guilt that can be around about "missing a day" - or even worse the "set time" : get real folks!
its a busy time of the year -
the time of the year when people oversleep
the time of the year when some days are just one thing after another -
the time of the year when normal schedules are thrown all a kilter.
please be gentle on yourselves
read and reflect when you can - perhaps two days in one go - simply let a "day" go by or perhaps keep a note of missed days that you can return to
and best of all re-read pages bottom of 14 and 15 about "Auntie Margaret and gifts and times"
I have been reading it flexitime as part of my Evening office which can be anytime between 3.00pm and 1am - I wouldn't recommend the latter but it was on 12th December and the point was taken!
Incidentally Maggi I feel sure that you are well on the way to being everything you admire about Auntie Margaret - this book alone will become a gift that people love - albeit some of them may need to relax about the schedule!
If you are reading this and have no idea of the book and what I am writing about then see this link, or this link if you prefer to support a Christian supplier, and buy it for next year.
dear Tom, as a daily reader of your blog, I'm delighted to know that the book is being useful to you and others in your community. thanks for the encouragement!
Posted by: maggi | 14 December 2007 at 22:46