I was talking to someone the other day and she asked me if we had our Christmas tree decorated and all our lights up.
I told her that we're Catholic and we celebrate Advent first.
She said, "I don't really know what Advent is," so I gave her a brief explanation of it.
I
told her that Advent is the four weeks leading up to Christmas. It is a
peaceful time of waiting. I told her we do decorate trees and
celebrate, but that our celebration begins on Christmas.
That
was pretty much the whole conversation. Yes, there could have been a
lot more we could have talked about, but since this was more of a
passing conversation, that's where it ended. I'm learning not to
overshare and I try to "read" the level of interest.
Take
the opportunities that God gives you and leave the rest to him. Trust
that he will take these seeds and make them grow. I hope you have a
beautiful beginning to Advent, which starts this week.
Janet Cassidy
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