Chris Bensch, Elder; Clerk of Session

During the winter months, one of our household’s traditions is to have candles lighted on the dinner table almost every night. It seems like a small thing, but somehow that glow has the power to turn leftovers into something much more elegant. Those dinner candles make me think of Advent. After all, a newborn baby is such a small and feeble thing. But like the glow radiating out from the candles, it’s amazing how the arrival of the Christ Child has the power to radiate out into so many lives and change the world.