This is a favorite month on the church calendar for me. I am oriented by the days of December that highlight the coming of a Savior. The older I get, the more I realize how much I need a rescue.

Advent is upon us.

Good timing.

With the presidential election behind us, it is time to take a deep breath and remember. It is a robust discipline to reign in our wild thoughts and fix them on the big, bold truth that weaves through Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers...and on and on through every single story in Scripture: Light always overcomes darkness.

Ah, the allure of productivity. Accomplishment sends a rush through our bodies. We ride those waves into a flow state with no idea how much time has passed. Weary, but well worth it. Exhausted, falling asleep in the chair, but work is money. Money is good.

I say it all too often, “I’m doing well, thanks! It was a productive day!”