Advent

Three years ago I didn't know what Advent was. I knew that you could get advent calendars with treats, but I didn't know what they meant. Growing up, my AME church instilled in us that "Jesus is the reason for the season." Advent serves as that reminder. Advent, ideally, should call upon us to dig a bit deeper in our reflections of "What would Jesus do," should push us to care genuinely about who Jesus was and is to Christians and as a model for humanity. It asks us to consider how we make space for faith in our lives. I welcome the invitation.