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In the Christmas carol, Joy to the World we sing, “Let every heart prepare Him room…” What can we do to “prepare Him room” each Christmas? One helpful idea is to observe the season of Advent. Historically, on the church calendar, Advent is the four weeks before Christmas. Advent is a time of anticipating Christ coming to us. Most people are familiar with Advent calendars that count down to Christmas day. Another idea is the Advent wreath. There are four candles in the wreath: three purple – symbolizing the royalty of the coming King. And one rose colored candle for rejoicing. Four candles for four weeks. And some light a white candle in the center - a Christmas candle - on Christmas Day. Each week as you light a new candle you can read Scriptures about our Lord’s coming. Some families do this each night at dinner, and some churches do this on the Sundays leading up to Christmas. If the Advent wreath is a part of your celebration this could be a great conversation starter with those in your world who don’t know Jesus. In Zephaniah we read, “Fear not… The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save.” What glorious Good News we celebrate every Christmas! Who can you share it with this year? This is Luis Palau.