| “As we approach Christmas this year, we are confronted with an uncomfortable question: Is there really anything worth celebrating?” Chris Pappalardo’s asks this question in his recent article “How to Do Advent When Nothing Seems Worth Celebrating.” “We’re now in the season of Advent, an annual rhythm meant to slow us down as we prepare to celebrate the birth of Jesus,” he continues. “Desiring an escape from the difficulties of this year, many of us declared several weeks ago that the Christmas season had already begun.” Pappalardo explores the virtues, tensions, and promises of Advent. And he invites us deep into the Scriptures where we find “the people walking in darkness who have seen a great light.” That great light is the person of Jesus, Immanuel, ”God with us.” Indeed, there is something worth celebrating. | 