Anyway, I think the real gift of Advent is one we can each contemplate on our own: the waiting.īut Advent, just like Thanksgiving, gets trampled in the rush to Christmas. That’s okay, because I have church bulletins and Sunday services to remind me. I forget when it begins, I forget when to light what candle on the Advent wreath. This marks my eighth observance of Advent since I was baptized in the Episcopal Church. He felt Thanksgiving was getting disrespected.īut his comment has me thinking about Advent. This year he’s super annoyed because the holiday merchandise got stuffed into stores super early, even as the Halloween pumpkins were pulled from the shelves. Then my son Tain, he’s 14, chimed in from the backseat. I’ve always liked this song and the sound of a different voice interpreting the lyrics fascinated me. I am waiting to lead a writers’ retreat in Italy in September.Ī week before Thanksgiving, listening to the radio in my minivan, I came across Maroon 5’s Adam Levine singing John Lennon’s “Happy Xmas (War Is Over).” I am waiting to check in for my flight to Chicago. I am waiting for news of a loved one’s death. The term is a version of the Latin word meaning "coming". Advent is a season observed in many Christian churches as a time of expectant waiting and preparation for the celebration of the Nativity of Jesus at Christmas as well as the return of Jesus at the second coming.
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