The season of Advent is one of preparation and expectant waiting. But I wonder how our expectations of the season shape our experience of it. I wonder if our expectations might actually limit the joy and wonder of what God desires for us.
Maybe instead of holding tightly to our expectations—for ourselves, for others, even for God—we are invited to trust in God’s purposes. To loosen our grip. To surrender. Our best-laid plans may fall apart. But if we have prepared our hearts—if we have released our expectations and our egos—we just might discover the truth proclaimed to Joseph: God is with us.
