First Sunday of Advent
This is the first Advent we are observing during a pandemic and this will be the first pandemic Christmas for us. What if I said to you that the attitude and the spirit needed for the season of Advent and the attitude and demeanor needed for dealing with the pandemic are similar? Both the pandemic and Advent make us look forward to something greater than itself – the pandemic towards the day of total recovery, and Advent towards a meaningful celebration of Christ’s incarnation. I also believe that in order to experience the joy of overcoming the pandemic and experience joy of Christmas, we need similar attitudes.