Advent starts on 29 November. What is Advent and why is it four weeks long?

First, Advent is the time to prepare yourself for Christmas and the coming of Christ. Both into the world and into your heart.

It is four weeks long because it symbolizes the 4000 years that was between the promise of a Redeemer and the actual birth of that Redeemer.

Now is the time to prepare for the coming of Christ into your heart. Time to lift up your spirits and make room for a poor, non-descript family who is seeking shelter with families, friends, and inns. Yet, there is no place for them except a barren cave where animals are sheltered for the night.

Will you leave them there or will you give them a place in your heart? Only you will know that answer.