Fr. Edward Hays described Advent's waiting prayers as searchlights that comb the starry winter skies. Advent's "a lifelong profession of patient longing, unless I know, with all my heart, that Emmanuel not only comes down but also comes forth and emerges." Macrina Wiederkehr writes, "God can never be born enough." We let another Advent take root in our hearts, reveal things and deepen us. Like a hush, it slips into the empty, waiting comers that edge the hustle and bustle. It's a ...