Advent is not about waiting for something to arrive. It is about learning to be present while it approaches — to sit with the anticipation, the quiet, the darkness before the light, and to find that the waiting itself has something to offer.

Advent is not about waiting for something to arrive. It is about learning to be present while it approaches — to sit with the anticipation, the quiet, the darkness before the light, and to find that the waiting itself has something to offer.

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