Advent, Advent,
A little candle burns.
First one, then two,
Then three, then four–
Then stands the Christ child,
Before our door.
We began celebrating the advent when my family moved to Germany when I was a child. Each Sunday of the advent season we light a candle–adding one each week until Christmas. It’s a wonderful opportunity for us to slow down during this busy time of year. It’s a way for us to feel the dark, and a way for us to look forward to the light which begins returning after the solstice. And to welcome the spiritual light we feel in celebrating the birth of Christ.
Urban Pioneer Story 
Love what you wrote, particularly this: “It’s a way for us to feel the dark, and a way for us to look forward to the light which begins returning after the solstice. And to welcome the spiritual light we feel in celebrating the birth of Christ. “ So true. Many times we have to have those dark times in our lives so we can fully appreciate the light of Christ.