Sitting with a family by the bedside of a young wife and mother as she lay helpless, waiting, longing, hoping for the arrival of word that there was a life saving organ available for transplant, I began to wonder what powerful anticipation must have gripped the Almighty as he waited for Christmas; waited for the coming salvation that would deliver His children and bring them home. Today I want to experience Advent from a totally different perspective than ever before. Let’s imagine God’s wait before Christmas. Let’s allow His great longing to possess our souls and charge our emotions and change our lives.