This new season of Advent invites each of us to become all that we can be. The most serious coronary disease in the world is not a blockage of the arteries but rather hardness of the heart. If you are not willing to recast yourself into a more attractive Christian this Advent, you do have a serious heart condition. While God does not require you to be the best in the several weeks ahead, He surely wants you to try your best. Someone suggested that every day should be considered a day of judgment. Live, said the prophet, as if Jesus died yesterday, rose this morning, and is coming back at any moment. We must labor in the now and here. The Teacher will plan His own arrival and set up His own schedule. May we do our work wisely, give help secretly, and prepare ourselves for Christ arrival – at least on Christmas Day.