The Beauty Of Advent

During this Christian season of Advent, we remember the hope of people in the Bible story as they waited for the promised arrival of God. Advent prepares us for Christmas: God dwelling with man, heaven coming to earth. Advent is a time of reflection of humanity’s longing for divine presence and anticipation of divine intervention.

Advent is counter cultural in the sense that it demands that we slow down and reflect, in a season when our culture demands speed and busyness. It reminds us to prioritize sacredness over sales.

People that prefer to keep doing things the way they’ve always been done or maintain business as usual, don’t enjoy the season of Advent. The Advent voice says, “Stop, God is on the way...get ready”. Let’s slow down enough to pay attention…let every heart, prepare Him room.