In this issue of Catholic Update, author Susan K. Rowland offers meditations for each day of Advent. The reflections center on twin themes of rest and contemplation in anticipation of Christmas. She writes, "We wait, not for presents on Christmas Day or even family get-togethers, but for Jesus. We remember Israel's wait for Jesus' birth into the world. We wait as individuals for Jesus' coming into our hearts. We wait for his coming at the end of time. We wait."