Day 1

John 1:1-3 

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being.

Waiting

Welcome to the start of our online Advent Calendar as we journey towards Christmas.

Waiting can feel very different depending on what is being waited for.  The excitement of waiting for Christmas or the return of a loved one is very different to the anxiety of waiting for an operation or a court case.

Advent is itself about waiting;  counting down the days until our Christmas celebrations of Christ’s birth as saviour, but also of looking ahead to the return of Christ in glory as redeemer and judge.  This can sometimes feel uncomfortable but the waiting is eased by getting to know Jesus as He comes to us at Christmas so that when He comes again it may be for us a source of genuine joy and celebration.

In Jesus, the Word made flesh,  God has definitively spoken, and in our day we long for that final revealing of the Word of God when all things will be made new and there will be healing and peace.  But for now we wait, and we wait excitedly as those with hope.

Richard