Object: the first lighted candle on an Advent wreath.

Boys and girls, what season do we start today? (Let them tell you.) That's right. Today starts the Advent season. Advent is a time to prepare, a time to get ready for something. We light candles on our Advent wreath for four weeks starting with today. The candles remind us that in the darkness of our world we can be ready for anything by keeping a candle burning in our heart or in our life. Without God life is a dark and dreary place. But when we trust God to be with us we h…