The advent season is filled with shopping, families, parties, gifts, and joy. We all seek the perfect picture of Christmas with presents under the tree and houses decorated to the hilt. This is the epitome of Christmastime.
Advent was never meant to be like this. The story of Christ's birth happened far away from the parties and festivities. It takes place in the gutter away from warmth and cheer. And yet, this story is about longing in a place of uncertainty and finding hope in hopeless times. It was a reminder to the forgotten that God is still with us and this was good news.
Let us not lose the story and call from the story of Jesus' birth in the midst of wrapping paper and eggnog. For advent to be good news to the world, we need to live incarnationally. We need to be Jesus to others. We need to embrace hope and bring that hope to those that are forgotten and marginalized. It is my hope that this time of year reminds us of that.
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