I have decided to read a couple of Advent books this holiday season in an attempt to jolt my heart into enjoying Christmas this year. It feels hard to celebrate and enjoy the season without having a job. There are things to be thankful for: a good living situation, good friends and a good family.
I long to see the season as one of anticipation rather than one of dread. It obviously will not be a happy one if based on merely circumstances. I wonder... what does this season hold for me? I long to see the season as more about Him and less about the comfort of me? I am definitely not there yet!
It is interesting to be thinking about Advent while sitting here in the Bagel Shop which is crowded with Black Friday shoppers. the air here is buzzing with so much excitement and anticipation, just in the shopping experience. Why do we not have the same level of emotion when it comes to celebrating the birth of Christ? Maybe it really should be called "Black" Friday.
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