For twelve years now I have been married to the most amazing woman I have ever met and it has been an absolute blast! However, I remember the engagement less fondly. Whilst we were close and very much in love, it was agony waiting. But what made things bearable was the knowledge that each day was a day nearer to the ‘big day’ and to spending the rest of our lives together. The engagement was waiting for the arrival of something promised, something guaranteed to happen. Advent is a season which focuses on waiting for the return of Jesus Christ as Lord and King to restore all things, and to usher in the fullness of God’s rule and reign. Jesus spoke about this whilst on earth and the church has