We've entered Advent, a time of waiting. What a counter-cultural message Advent is. In a time when waiting is shunned, doing with less or slowing down are frowned upon, it can be difficult to wait! I remember as a child watching each of the candles of Advent being lit, week after week.... the waiting was almost painful. As almost anyone can tell you, though, the waiting can make the actual event that much more poignant.
Waiting allows reflection, anticipation, and hope. In the classic series by C.S. Lewis, the Land of Narnia in which it is "...always winter but never Christmas" is transformed when a prophecy about two daughters of Eve and two sons of Adam appearing comes true and when the King, the Mighty Aslan returns. Spring, a warming up of the land, returns to Narnia.
In our knowledge of the prophesy, we are blessed by hope, fed by joy as we know of Christ's coming. That knowledge is a blessing to pass along so that others may join us in hope. At CCS, we cultivate that hope by teaching our children that the King has come and is coming again, by sharing that hope through Christmas programs and parade floats, and by reflecting and waiting once again. Christ will come to redeem his creation.
Blessings to you this Advent season as you reflect, share, and hope in the gospel.
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