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Any Advent book that attempts to provide a meditation for each and every day is in trouble before it starts, for Advent is a tricky little season that sometimes begins as early as November 27 or as late as December 3.

For those careful souls who want to read one meditation per day and no more, we therefore suggest that you begin with “Walkabout” on November 27. If Advent hasn't officially begun yet, don't worry—it soon will and you will arrive at Christmas, New Year's Day, and Epiphany right on schedule, with a glance at the feasts of Saint Lucia and the Holy Innocents along the way.

If on the other hand you are a reader given to indiscriminate grazing, may you—like the deer in the forest—find forage here for the dark time, perhaps a few rich and tasty acorns to munch, and no doubt a number of thistles to nudge aside. Graze in peace. There is no right or wrong way to read a book, for any book, even the worst, is a message in a bottle, set adrift by another human soul, and should be received in whatever way suits best.

May we know the love of God through Advent and in all the seasons of our lives.