We have officially begun that wonderful season of waiting and watching known as Advent. Small children, of course, are waiting for Christmas Eve and the coming of jolly old St. Nicholas.
I heard about one little boy who climbed onto Santa’s lap. Santa asked the usual question: “And what would you like for Christmas?”
The child stared at him open-mouthed, horrified. Then he gasped, “Didn’t you get my Snapchat?”
Well, let’s hope Santa consults his Snapchat account while he is deciding which toys he will be bringing this Christmas.
We adults hopefully will be awaiting the celebration of God’s greatest gift to humanity--the gift of God’s Son.
The next few weeks will be a time of exhausting activity--buying presents, attending parties, mailing holiday cards, etc.
One woman tells about the…