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By the Light of Dreams

By the Light of Dreams

Advent Practices for Listening to God in the Night  

by Laura Huff Hileman
Libro de bolsillo
Adviento Devocional Práctica Espiritual

Available October 2026; Preorder Now!

This Advent, look for God in the quiet of the night and practice listening to God in your dreams.

Throughout scripture, God sends dreams to inspire the dreamer and, in turn, all of God's people. What do these dreams found in the Bible teach us about God, Jesus, and our journey of faith? And what about our own dreams? What do they have to tell us about these vital questions?

In By the Light of Dreams, a daily Advent devotional, spiritual director Laura Huff Hileman explores how dreams and visions—both those in scripture and our own—show us God's transformative presence in our lives and help us trust the inherent, unbreakable bond between ourselves and the divine.

Beginning with the familiar Advent dreams about the coming of the Christ child in Matthew's gospel, Hileman invites us to wonder, practice, and play with these sacred visions as we move through the Advent season. Each day, she offers a teaching followed by a reflective practice and a prayer to deepen our understanding and imagination of God's presence with us through dreams.

Throughout, Hileman shares contemporary dreams that illustrate how dreamwork is an ancient-but-new spiritual practice, a doorway into meaning and sacred mystery for seekers of all sorts. A prayerful dreamwork practice, she suggests, opens a way of being in deeper relationship with God, with your soul, and with other people in and beyond the church.

This Advent, open your heart and mind to the transformative power of dreams as you explore this Way of Wisdom for living out God's dream for the world today.

Format: Libro de bolsillo
ISBN: 978-0-8358-2091-2
Publisher: The Upper Room
Imprint: Upper Room Books
Publication Date: 10/01/2026
Pages: 144
Dimensions: 8,5000 x 5,5000

Laura Huff Hilman is a spiritual director and certified dream consultant who works at the intersection of spirituality, sacred psychology, and metaphor. Through her practice, Fire by Night, she facilitates personal and group dreamwork and leads workshops and retreats. She is a member of Jonesborough Presbyterian Church in Jonesborough, Tennessee.


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"With simplicity and depth, wisdom and wit, Laura Hileman invites us to engage the ancient-yet-ever-new world of dreams. Plumbing the imagery of familiar biblical dreams along with examples from her decades of dream work, Laura Huff Hileman skillfully shepherds us in pondering our own strange dreamscapes. Hileman’s approach is gently playful, open, and inviting. Prepare to be convinced that the symbols, emotions, and life associations comprising these gifts of sleep are indeed sacred messengers of light!" —Marjorie J. Thompson, pastor, author, and spiritual mentor



"In this delightful and unique approach to the season of Advent, Laura Hileman reawakens the biblical practice of listening to dreams as messages from God. This book invites us to deepen our spiritual practice, our self-awareness, and our relationship to God." —Allen Proctor, Director Emeritus, The Haden Institute



"Laura Huff Hileman's voice—warm, humorous, wise, reassuring, and at times awe-struck by the splendor before us—helps us move unafraid into the darkness of our dreamscape with confidence and curiosity and a big helping of wonder. Her daily meditations help us read the old story with a new appreciation for how compelling this story truly is—stuffed with dreams, visions, angels, impossibilities, and improbable heroes." —Melissa Tidwell, author of Embodied Light: Advent Meditations on Incarnation



"Weaving together the stories of dreams in scripture with dreams of people today, we are invited to walk through the days of Advent listening to 'the Voice of the Dreamer' who speaks to us of hope, peace, and light in these days when we are walking in darkness. Hileman offers both tools for how to better hear our dreams and a process for going deeper into the invitations of our dreams." —Beth Richardson, author of Walking in the Wilderness: Seeking God during Lent and Christ Beside Me, Christ Within Me: Celtic Blessings


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