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Advent.
–noun

1.	a coming into place, view, or being; arrival: the advent of the holiday season.

2.	(usually initial capital letter) the coming of Christ into the world.

3.	(initial capital letter) the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas, observed in commemoration of the coming of Christ into the world.

4.	(usually initial capital letter) Second Coming.

I love these definitions. The last definition really caught my attention though. The "second coming". We celebrate Advent because we are in the time of waiting for the birth of Jesus Christ. We remember waiting for a savior to come into the world. The final definition reminds me that even now, we are in a constant Advent. Advent doesn't end Christmas day... the season may but our hearts should be renewing our own celebrations of Advent. It's so easy for me to spend these 4 weeks before Christmas in preparation for the coming of the King. The constant Christmas carols and bright lights help a little bit, but why is it that we...I, don't spend my entire year preparing for the coming of the King!? I mean, He IS coming again...just as we wait these 4 weeks to celebrate his birth we are waiting our entire lives to see the SECOND COMING of our savior, Jesus Christ. He is coming back, and we are each living our own journey right now.

How are you celebrating your Advent journey?