For those new to the concept of Advent, the Advent season is a four week period before Christmas that celebrates the anticipation and coming of Jesus Christ, the Messiah. The origin of advent is from the Latin word adventus, which simply translates as “coming” or “arrival.” Advent gives us time and space to name the darkness and slowly bring light in. Advent brings hope and reminds us that we are a part of the story of God’s love that was foretold for thousands of years.