Advent prepares us for the birth of Jesus, but also instills mindfulness about the second coming. And Sabbath, like the season of Advent, allows us to wait with expectancy. Waiting can imply mindlessness, boredom, wasting time, passivity—even hopelessness. But in Hebrew to wait also means “to hope.”4 As we wait, God reveals his purpose in the preparation he is doing within us, and our hopeful outlook is the result. Sabbath invites Christ to come into our everyday life, to rethink priorities and celebrate his faithfulness. Sabbath is weekly preparation and anticipation for making space in our
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