Advent

“The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight

in the desert a highway

for our God.” Isaiah 40:3

For a number of Christians, the period between this last Sunday and Christmas Day is celebrated and known as Advent. Named from the Latin verb “to come,” it is a time of special observation and preparation for the incarnation of Our Lord into human flesh at Christmas. Not only do we celebrate His coming to us that night as a newborn child in a manger but we also celebrate His coming to us in its entirety: from that night so long ago, to the promise of...