Reflections with Morning Coffee: 365 Daily Devotions for Busy People

by Sr. Dr. Vassa Larin

This book of daily devotions is intended as an aid to anyone interested in making contemplation/meditation a part of daily life. Each reflection, based on a passage from Scripture and, occasionally, on the liturgical calendar of Byzantine-Rite Christianity, is brief, so that it can be fit into a busy schedule. The reflections are meant to be read only one per day, perhaps with one’s morning-coffee, on the train-ride to work, or whenever one has five minutes. The brief daily reflection is also meant to be combined with some daily prayer and a bit of daily self-examination. That’s the way these reflections were written, – just one a day, – throughout the course of one very busy year in Vienna, Austria.

About the Author

Dr. Sr. VassaLarin, host of the popular, online program, “Coffee with Sister Vassa,” is a scholar of Byzantine Liturgy and author of many publications, both scholarly and popular, on Eastern Orthodox spirituality and tradition. Born in Nyack, New York in a devout, Russian Orthodox family, Sister Vassa is now based in Vienna, Austria. For more on her internationally-acclaimed, online ministry, see coffeewithsistervassa.com.

510 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2016

Reviews

[Ted · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sr Vassa has mastered the short meditation. This book is a series of daily meditations, one for each day of the year. Each meditation is a quote (mostly from Scripture, but a few are Orthodox hymns), then Sr Vassa offers some insight into the quote and concludes by applying the thoughts to her daily life. A great book for daily meditation.

[Farhad Akhavan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great

Intelligent and witty follow up daily to see an effect from timeless tradition and wisdom, best devotional and daily meditation out there