We’ve been reflecting during Advent on the theme of waiting. This is Christmas Eve, and our last Sunday before Christmas, and I think we can agree that getting ready for Christmas involves a lot of waiting. We wait in supermarket queues, we wait to open presents, we wait for the family to turn up, we wait for the turkey to be cooked. Yet in the middle of all this waiting, is it possible that we’ve forgotten the most important waiting of all: the waiting for a baby. Not just any baby, but the baby, Jesus. As we turn to the familiar readings about Mary, Joseph and Elizabeth, in these passages we see patient waiting fulfilled. Joyce, Martin and Paulette remind us in our service this morning of what (or rather, who) we are waiting for. Do join us in person or online – here’s the link:
Wooler URC Livestream – Sunday 24 December 2023, Advent 4
