The Act of Waiting
Did any of you walk into church today and see the Advent candles surrounded by greenery where only last week we displayed our harvest of blessings, and mutter “Oh, no! Not Christmas already!”
Preparing for a Mystery
Not Yet, Yvette is my favorite Advent story, with nary a scripture or traditional liturgical image or color in sight, for the way it so accessible-y and lively-y portrays the delicious tension between waiting and preparing for something big about to happen.