Advent is the season of waiting. Waiting for Christmas Day, yes, but also more than that. Advent is a paradox: Christ the Messiah has come, we celebrate the Emmanuel, "God With Us"--but all is not yet right with the world. We're still waiting for God's vision of a world of peace, of unity, of true community to be fully realized. The how-and-when of that vision is still beyond our reach; what exactly are we waiting for and how long will we have to wait?