The beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God, as it is written in Isaiah the prophet: For many years putting up the Christmas tree was a celebration for our family. We had special friends over and prepared a special meal. Each year we bought a special ornament for each child. The other ornaments were gifts from students or friends. So each ornament is a memory. After the children grew up and had their own families in distant cities it was harder to find a time to have the traditional celebration. The artificial tree and ornaments were heavy and too hard for us to bring down from the attic, so we just stopped putting up a tree.
As I thought about Advent again I decided that we need the tree, the celebration. We bought a smaller tree and just got a few of the ornaments down. Even though it was just the two of us and I am glad we did the work to put up the tree. It reminds me that we need to prepare for Advent. It will be work because it will mean taking a long hard look at our hearts. It will remind me each day that Jesus came down to earth to live with us and to open our hearts to his coming. How are you preparing for Advent this year? Prayer Emmanuel, God With Us Prepare our hearts for your coming. Amen
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