Let’s be real: we want Christmas, not Advent. We want the celebration, not the tension of waiting.

But the whole Christian life is an Advent life. While Israel waited for thousands of years for Jesus’ first coming, we wait for His return.

Luke portrays the people of Israel as stranded and wandering in an empty, howling expanse of wilderness. The darkness is thick to touch. Rocks of fear trip their feet and the weight of hopelessness slows them down. A black sky presses down on them. They cannot bear to take one more step. But then, a glint of colour on the horizon.

The dawn of hope - The Rising Sun.

Join me this Advent season as we immerse ourselves in the waiting stories of Zechariah and Elizabeth, Mary, the Shepherds, and Simeon and Anna.