"But speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all aspects into Him, who is the head, even Christ." 
Ephesians 4:15
"Advent is where we live, work, play, laugh, struggle, and die. Advent is the Time Between--between the first coming of Christ and the second coming, between darkness and dawn, between the kingdom of this world and the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ. It is not the time of fulfillment; it is the time of waiting."
Flemming Rutledge, Advent