#Prepare
To prepare for Christmas is a task that can be enjoyable, stressful, sad or exciting. It depends on your situation just now.
One of my happy childhood memories is helping to stir together the ingredients for a traditional Christmas pudding. I still love the smell of a mixture of dried fruit soaking in rum or brandy, before the other ingredients are added. Ideally this Christmas pudding preparation should be done a long time before Advent begins to allow the cooked pudding to mature for a few months.
A common question at this time of year is, are you ready for Christmas? To which my answer is almost always, no. Last year, in a post called 'Prepare', I wrote of how Advent is a time to prepare for the coming of Christ and how that involves:
- preparation of heart, mind and will
- commitment to God's kingdom values of justice, love and peace.
What helps you to prepare to celebrate Christmas?
What helps you to prepare for the coming of Christ?
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