We are all waiting for Christmas. Some parts of that are really enjoyable: we get to see Christmas lights night after night and listen to music that fills us with wonder. But other parts are not so great. We feel the pressure to shop for the perfect gifts, while our schedules seem to overload more than ever. For many, we’re trying to figure out how to manage all of our social and family desires and obligations around Christmas. Waiting isn’t always fun. And that’s true far beyond Christmas. Today we’re going to look at a moment in this story when we can see how real the story of Mary and Joseph is in the waiting. And we’ll see what the Christmas story tells us about waiting as the children of God. There’s a lot more hope in waiting than we usually experience so let’s see what the Lord has to show us!