Susan LaffertyExpectation. During Advent, we anticipate the coming of the Messiah—God’s promise fulfilled. Expectation.
Somewhere along the way we’ve made that word plural. Expectations. Which lead to unmet expectations. A word full of hope and glory wanders into unfulfillment and pain and sadness.
If there’s a hunt for hidden treasure in an old bookstore or second-hand market, I’m in.
I’ve searched in some out-of-the-way places around the world and it can be fascinating. An adventure. You never know what you might find.
Like that one day in Karachi…
“Of all the places you’ve lived, which one is your favorite?”
It was a casual conversation and a question I’ve been asked many times. Impossible to answer.
So I said the usual: “There’s something special about each one.” But over the next days I reflected on the significance of place in our lives. What is it that lodges a certain location in our hearts and minds?
And I began to notice place in God’s Word.