I love Advent—the colors of purple dyed carnations, fresh pink and crimson roses for Our Lady of Guadalupe, azure blue sparkly balls on the evergreen Christmas tree; the unexpected messages of hope; and the moving music anticipating the birth of Jesus Christ. From the Mass readings for the second Sunday of Advent, I heard, “A voice cries out: In the desert prepare the way of the Lord! Make straight in the wasteland a highway for our God!