As we enter into the Christmas season, we remember the first coming of Jesus and look towards His second coming. The first service of Advent is hope. Hope in a person – Jesus. Hope is not optimism in circumstance. Rather it is anticipating a future that is better than the present reality. In the Lord’s Prayer we say “your will be done on earth as it is in heaven”. On one hand we wait for the coming Kingdom and at the same time we participate today in helping earth become more like heaven. Let’s explore this together!