Long-Suffering Indeed

Advent has come and gone and we celebrated the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Each Sunday we lit a new candle on our advent wreath until Christmas Eve arrived. That night, we lit the final candle. First came the candle of Hope, then Peace, then Joy, then Love, and then the Christ candle. The Christ candle reminds us that He is the life and light of man.

Love, Joy, and Peace we know from Galatians 5 – as the Fruit of the Indwelling Spirit of God. But what about Hope? Ever ponder that one? Christ is our Hope – He is the manifestation of the long-promised Messiah the Hebrews were wait...