As we all know, the four weeks before Christmas, also known as Advent, is a time of preparation and anticipation. We prepare our hearts and our souls to welcome Christ anew remembering how God became man 2,000 years ago in Bethlehem. Nativity scenes the world over commemorate the coming of the infant Jesus.
While Advent is a time of preparation in anticipation of Christmas - it is something else. Christ did become human 2,000 years ago. But he will also come again in glory at the end of time. Advent anticipates the second coming of Chirst not just his birth.
Just as the birth of Jesus was and is an occasion of unrivaled joy for all of humanity - so to will the second coming be a glory beyond our comprehension. In fact, the birth of Christ anticipates his passion, death, and resurrection through which the world is redeemed and we are saved. Advent then truly celebrates not just one coming but two.
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