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Both Jesus and Paul call on us to wake up and to be alert spiritually. Advent is often a time when we prepare. We prepare for Christmas gift giving, Christmas meals, Christmas celebrations; but do we prepare our hearts for the coming of Christ and to grow in the cross-shaped hope he has for us in Christ? Today we explore what we can do to prepare spiritually through Advent. [Advent 1]