The excellent meditations found throughout this book offer the reader an opportunity to prepare for the celebration of Christmas through the unique ecumenical perspective of both Eastern and Western Christian traditions. The concepts presented offer insightful glimpses of God's covenant (both Old and New) with humanity as He allowed the Divine Nature of the Word of God to condescend in taking on a Human Nature in the Person of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. This display of God's compassionate, disinterested benevolence, so well expressed throughout the prayers, poetry, Biblical Readings, hymnals and inspirational writings found in this book, help the reader to experience a meaningful pre-Christmas preparation which uplifts the soul while allowing thoughtful contemplation of God's magnificent outpouring of divine love. -- Taken from the foreword by Rev Dr Athanasios Demos.