Suddenly Sunday – The Fourth Sunday of Advent

The Fourth Sunday of Advent
Today is 12-21-2025, the day of the winter solstice.
Five years ago, I wrote the following:
Today, December 20, 2020, is the fourth Sunday of Advent.
Already!
We light the fourth candle – the love candle,
in my book, the easiest one to light in the heart,
for Father God loved us first and sent His Jesus
to enable us to love Him in a completely new way, to
interact, and have a real relationship with Him.
Love rescued, and Love reconciled!
Love!
In my Book (yes, that Book), love is God’s
most prominent motivation.
Motivation that stems from His very character.
God is love! –John proclaims it.
Love is Father-God’s essential characteristic,
demonstrated most dramatically in the incarnation
of Jesus Christ, The Son of God and Man. Therefore,
Love is commanded to be our distinguishing characteristic
as believers in Him, as well as our main motivator.

This fourth candle also signifies His imminent presence.
The Advent season is all about expectant waiting;
excited, hopeful, waiting for the Baby’s presence!
We want Him to be born soon!
We want to see Him!
He seems so close;
the air is charged!
We can almost feel angels in the air.
The Spirit of God certainly presides over our village.

In a few nights, everything will be poised,
in a sense, miraculously in position,
as it was around 2021 years ago!
Mary, her Baby, Joseph, shepherds,
angels – lots of angels!
The heavens were filled with the glory of God’s love!
Peace and joy are closing in.
Thursday (Wednesday in 2025) night is the Holy Night – Jesus Christ’s night.
The Advent of Christ is all but complete!

Are preparations perfect?
Is my heart ready for His arrival?
I find myself wishing that I could be less imperfect;
better prepared,
And more ready.
Yet, hope in Him, the peace and joy He brings,
His love, and all His magnificent light,
uphold and uplift my soul.
I am ready as I can be for Jesus’ arrival!
On Christmas Day, we will light the last, pure white candle.
The central candle.
The last will be first!
For it is the Christ Candle!

Soon, incarnation!
Soon, adoration!
Soon, celebration!