Advent is a time of waiting, of preparing, of repentance, of focus on the Coming One.
'In winter it seems that the season of Spring will never come, and in Advent... It’s the waiting that’s hard, the in-between of divine promise and fulfillment... But “the longer we wait, the larger we become, and the more joyful our expectancy.” With such motivation, we can wait as we sense that God is indeed with us, and at work within us.'
Quote from God is in the Manger
But Christmas is a day of fulfilled promises -
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.
John 1:14
They saw (beheld) and experienced the fulfillment of the promise! As we move through the month of December, even while we are in the time of waiting, may we also see the work of God in these promises fulfilled in the coming of Jesus Christ. And as we end one year and begin the next, may we continue waiting and watching for the fulfillment of His promise to return.