Preparation: Waiting can be so difficult (Week 2 of 4)

Last week a candle was lit. It was the first week of Advent. This week we light another. Why do we light a second candle?

The second candle reminds us that the prophets waited for a Messiah to come and save the people.

I hate waiting. The hardest thing is the preparation part of anything. Preparation for an art show, or company coming for dinner.

I start a year ahead planning the details of a vacation, it feels like having a giant to do list and forgetting to write down multiple items.

Isaiah 40: 3-5, A voice of one calling in the wilderness, prepare the way for the Lord. Make straight in the...