Advent can often feel like a countdown to Christmas and a hustle of preparation for the holidays, when in fact the liturgical season is all about waiting—not for a short-lived celebration, but for a person.
Much of life is spent waiting, and it can be hard. Waiting can feel like time wasted when we don’t engage it with intention, drifting instead into worry, numbness, or grasping.
How we wait shapes who we become. The call of the Christian is to trust that every moment matters, and that God is working here and now even through periods of waiting.
Waiting well means that we are active participants in this moment, despite the uncertainties ahead. This Advent, waiting can be engaged preparation, a beautiful opportunity to let Jesus into every part of our lives.

This reflective Advent series starts on November 20th in the Religious Education Center during either the morning or evening Bible Study session times of 9:30am or 6pm on November 20th, December 4th, December 11th and December 18th .
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