Keeping Busy in the Way that Refreshes

Note: On Fridays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there.

So often during Advent, we think about making time for everything: shopping. Wrapping. Cooking. Baking. Making dinner or plane or car rental reservations. It’s all about us, and our friends and family.

God, the very reason for the season, gets pushed to the bottom of the list except perhaps for weekly church attendance. And we don’t always pay much attention even...