As we experience the season of Advent let us reflect on these words from William G. Storey to shape our practices and our expectations: "Advent is both a beginning and an end, an alpha and an omega of the church's year of grace. Too often considered merely a season of preparation for the annual commemoration of Christ's birth, this rich and many-layered season is actually designed to prepare the Christian for the glorious possibilities of the Parousia. It is a season of longing and expectation." "COME LORD JESUS" (Revelation 22:30).