If you have a household of children, there is probably very little waiting and watching going on in your house, unless, of course, we count watching the clock and waiting for their bedtime so you can get a little peace.
But, wait! There is a great deal of watching as you watch your little one learn to walk and that first grader conquer the art of reading. There is watching your children interact and become each others advocates and best friends.
For the parents of teenagers there is the waiting time: waiting for them to get home with the car, waiting for college acceptance letters, waiting for a budding romance to burn out or blossom (another whole set of watching and waiting there).
What are we watching and waiting for? That really is a good question.
Does our day to day watching keep us from enjoying the fullness of each day's gift?
Does our waiting for some milestone marker keep us from simply being with each other today, right now?
God's future is coming to us and the birth of Jesus is the first installment. Tomorrow we begin our watching and waiting.
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