Advent

Advent is the season of waiting. We can wait in many ways, but some of them are more productive than others.

We were watching The Hobbit part two recently and it struck me how the dwarves gave in too soon waiting for the keyhole to be revealed. They misinterpreted the prophecy, thought they knew what it meant, and when it didn't work out the way they thought, they gave up. But not Bilbo. Bilbo waited it out, trying to figure out if there was another way to understand. He waited expectantly.

When you have to wait, how do you do it? With patience, joy, peace, and expectation? Or do you get impatient and try to fill in the time with busywork because you feel that waiting is a waste of time?