Ben and I are taking more notice of advent this year. We're getting into the habit of burning the candle for the day and pondering on the verse in our advent calender then using the rest of the time to pray together. I like having this time of quiet and focus every evening. It's having a good side effect on our relationship too, because often we make time for quality time together but neglect having some spiritual time together.
Wikipedia has an article on advent which I found interesting, especially the dual aspects of looking to the future which I never realised before - one for the Hebrews looking forward to the coming of the Messiah, and one for Christians looking forward to the second coming. It's an exciting time of preparation for celebrating the nativity* of Jesus and also personal preparation for when he comes again.
* I also learnt that nativity means the general time and place of a person's birth and early years, and is not solely applicable to Jesus!
1 comment:
good for you for having a nice advent calender as opposed to a chocolatey one!
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