Following the rhythms of the church calendar provides the blessed opportunity to engage with the significant events that herald our Christian faith. It is now December, and here we are again, preparing to worship and remember the beginning of Christ’s earthly life. It’s a new opportunity for us to hear, ponder, and marvel at the miracle of the incarnation.
God almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, came . . . as a newborn baby.
The Son of God, the second person of the inscrutable Trinity, took on human flesh and came . . . to live among us.
It is the wonder of all wonders. Let’s ponder it again.
The celebration of Christmas will come after a season of Advent. The word advent comes from the Latin ad-venire, which means “come to.” It’s a season of anticipation, of becoming aware of our longings for someone to “come to” us, for someone—for Jesus— to “arrive.” I am drawn to observing Advent because it invites us to experience this longing. Life goes by so fast, but Advent slows us down. It reminds us that we feel longing because something is wrong. And as we consider the human condition, our own hearts, and
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