Christmas is 6 days away. It's crunch time. But I don't have to tell you that. You're feeling it too. There are so many preparations to take care of: decorating, cooking, shopping, wrapping, and getting everything done in time to travel or welcome family in town.
I like the fuss we make about Christmas. It's a special time of year, and our celebrations reflect how different it is from everyday life.
I just wish that Christmas wasn't so much about getting things done.
In church, the season of Advent is also about preparation. We wait for Christ to come and "prepare him room" as the hymn goes.
What if the lead up to Christmas came with a "to be" list instead of a "to do" list? What if instead of "drive there, get this, wrap that, call them" our preparations for the coming of God sounded more like "pray here, walk there, laugh with them, look over there"? I want to look inward during this last week in Advent, to prepare my being and tend to my soul.
What is on your "to be" list this Advent?