GLASGOW, Scotland, December 24, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — As far as I can tell, out of all the advents I have lived through, the advent of 2020 has been possibly one of the most…adventy.
What I mean is, the manner in which I have entered into and, indeed, experienced this advent has been among the most authentic in my life, and much of that is down to 2020 itself (and God’s good grace, naturally).
This year has brought many unexpected surprises: from the more general and depressing, like COVID and travel restrictions, to the joyful announcement of a new nephew joining our family, it has been a mixed bag. The unexpected has sort of become the expected this year.
In a peculiar twist, the converse is also true, with the expected having become unexpected. Normally, Christmas is a time that we anticipate quite far in advance (perhaps too far in advance for our own sanity at times). It is an occasion that we plan for meticulously, booking travel arrangements, ordering copious amounts of food and drink, and eventually decking our halls.
But for many months now, we have been continuously told by our governing powers that “Christmas is canceled this year”
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