Prepare

This is a picture of some pumpkin muffins and bars I made this year.  The photo is of the finished product.  However,  they required much preparation. First gathering the ingredients, then mixing the ingredients together and then baking. This is the call during Advent to take the time to prepare.  How are we preparing our hearts, minds and souls to receive the Christ, to receive the Word made Flesh who calls us to a more abundant, deeper life? Take the time to slow down, have a cup of coffee or tea, enjoy a conversation with God and then go have fun with a friend.  Advent is about silence, solitude, and study but it is also relational, a time of caring and compassion.