Advent Day 3: The Lighting of Candles

And there are candles to light. I am a very early riser, well before the dawn, and I enjoy lighting up two beeswax candles to accompany me and my coffee at the kitchen table. It is a lovely, quiet moment, to reflect on intentions for the day. "Advent" is the translation of the Greek word, "Parousia" -- which imeans ���presence��� or ���arrival��� ��� that is, the beginning of a presence. We wait in expectation and order our lives to "make straight the path."