I've been thinking about the Advent season lately. Christmas is my absolutely favorite time of year because it gives me plenty of new perspective on the incarnation. Perhaps this may assist you as well. ad·vent [ ad -vent ] noun 1. a coming into place, view, or being; arrival: the advent of the holiday season . 2. ( usually initial capital letter ) the coming of Christ into the world. 3. ( initial capital letter ) the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas, observed in commemoration of the coming of Christ into the world. 4. ( usually initial capital letter ) Second Coming. So we continue to wait, even after His first appearing. The Bible even tells us the world groans with eager expectation. Even the world cries out in earthquakes, floods, and storms to be reconciled under Christ. "The creation waits in eager expectation for the sons of God to be revealed. For the cr...