Advent

“Are you ready for Christmas?”  This question often conjures up visions of shopping for gifts, gift wrapping, decorating the house lavishly in red and green, gold and silver, baking all sorts of goodies, family get-togethers, concerts, programs, parties and more.  At the end one may be exhausted and resentful of the season.  There is nothing wrong with any of the above, but for the Christian there can be another way to prepare, to celebrate the advent of our Saviour, for a truer meaning of the...