Monday of the first week of Advent
“Hey, give me 5 minutes”…
“Take your time.”…”You can have all the time in the world” …”just let me know when you’re ready”… “I’m ready when you are.” Every use any of these phrases? Thinking about it, I think the longest I waited for someone was eight years—but that’s another story.
Advent is all about waiting — the four candles on the Advent wreath have a much deeper significance than marking the weeks until Christmas. The four candles stand in eternal testimony to waiting. The four candles symbolize the four thousand years of salvation history patriarchs judges kings prophets all expectant and marching toward the promised one, the Messiah.
So what are we waiting for? As we light one candle after another we expect and we march toward the messiah. And as We march together let us be like Him. He humbled himself—so must we empty ourselves of our singularity and embrace the community of grace. He forgave — then we must ask for that forgiveness and at the same time “forgive those who trespass against us”. And He was savior. And we must witness His saving presence to a hurting world.
We don’t march alone — the saints of old and of new guide us and illumine our way.
Maranatha Come Lord Jesus!
