Our Advent begins with longing: we long for a savior to come. We wait not for what we can control, but for what is beyond our ability to provide for ourselves. Elizabeth and Zechariah knew deeply about longing. They longed for child to love and to carry on their name. Yet their prime years passed and no child came. Israel, under the oppressive foot of Rome, longed for a savior that seemingly would never arrive. Two dreams shattered by the pain of silence.

Until an angel came. Then Zechariah was silenced and Elizabeth found herself with child and tasked with speaking on behalf of God’s plans. The work of restoration began where no one would ever expect it…