Hurry up and wait. That is the description of the season in which we find ourselves. We rush to the store to get in line and wait. We rush out of the house to begin our day’s journey and we wait at lights and in traffic. We put up Christmas decorations and wait.
If we are honest, no one enjoys waiting. But this time of year, whether we realize it or not, we hurry to wait. Advent has begun. The season of expectancy and excitement of what is to come. And inherent in the anticipation is waiting.
We look forward to Christmas day when we celebrate the reality that God became flesh and lived among us. And in so doing, we strengthen the solidarity we enjoy with generations of believers who date back thousands of years. We wait with excitement for his return.
So as we rush to put up the tree and make sure the decorations are just right, we do so knowing that we then must wait. But in the waiting, God works. When we create space within our schedules, our thoughts and our hearts, God can use that space to shape us.
So we wait . . .
And God continues live among us . . .
Clay in the Hands 
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