Often the question we ask in Advent is, ‘What are we waiting for?’ The answer is simple. We’re waiting for the coming of Christ. However, I think it is more important to ask how we are waiting. We are waiting in joy. Karl Barth says most joy is anticipatory. This means, firstly, anticipation can create joy. Secondly, this joy of anticipating something better in the future changes how we live in the present. For example, a glance under the Christmas