Another Mary and Child.
"All human wisdom is contained in these two words,
Wait and Hope."
Alexandre Dumas
The seasons of Advent and Christmas always stops me in my tracks and each year it seems to be for a different reason.
Temperamentally, I tend toward pessimism, but I've come to believe that pessimism is just a form of laziness.
Hope takes courage. Waiting often requires deep wells of inner strength.