In Letters To Malcolm, CS Lewis said, “Joy is the serious business of Heaven.” We sing about joy during the Christmas season. We talk about the joy of the season and surround ourselves with those we love. We even send Christmas cards with messages of hope and joy, yet for so many this is a…
WAITING ROOM- ADVENT 2015
Imagine 400 years of darkness; 400 years of silence; 400 years without hope. The Romans, under the rule of Octavius, have now issued a census in order to adequately tax and conscript the Jewish people living in the new Roman empire. Hope seems to be gone… until Jesus! Light breaks through the darkness, angels proclaim…
“Go to your room and wait for me” was not something I wanted to hear growing up. It usually meant something bad was about to happen. It wasn’t so much the “go to your room” part that I feared, it was the “wait for me” part. I’ve spent many moments, in great anticipation,… waiting. Sometimes…