A primer’s purpose is to prepare a surface for what’s to come or to draw out of something what is needed for what’s ahead. 

Both carry a spirit of anticipation, of expectation. 

Both serve as a catalyst, leaning into what is hoped for. 

Both redeem the present with promise.

This primer aims to prepare the heart for the Christmas season: 

both softening the soil and fueling the fire.

May the miracle of Immanuel be ignited within us.