Week 3 - Day 7

Reflection & Action

Advent means “arrival”, but in the season of Advent, we celebrate both the arriving and the waiting that are connected to Jesus’s birth.

Try one of these exercises today as you reflect on your own experiences of waiting for joy in this season:

• Even in an instant world we have to wait. We wait at stoplights, we wait for deliveries; many professional offices have dedicated waiting rooms. When you find yourself waiting for something today, use it as an opportunity to consider the things that bring you joy at this time in your life. Is it difficult to find sources of joy, or do they come to mind easily?

• Is there someone in your life who is waiting for joy to appear? Could you do something for them to bring joy a little closer, or remind them that they are not alone as they wait? Consider dropping off a note with a Starbucks gift card, or taking them for lunch “just because”.