What to Expect When You're Expecting

In the season of Advent we generally focus on the events associated with the first advent of Jesus -- his incarnation through his birth to Mary.  But Advent can also be a time for looking forward to the second advent of Jesus, when he returns to earth again to make everything new and to reign here forever.  By examining some parallels between the pains and joys experienced in Jesus’ first advent with his expected second advent, we can celebrate Christmas in the joy of Christ’s birth and also in the expectation of future victory and complete joy that will one day be ours as Christ is formed in us.