I came across this article about rediscovering Advent the other day

And it really spoke to why I like seemingly boring church traditions.

"It wasn't a deep commitment to an Advent tradition so much as it was an expression of hunger;"

Advent, for me, is definitely an expression of hunger for tradition and being a part of something and doing something because it is important and there is a reason for it.

I may not be highly disciplined, but that would take the good parts out of the Advent devotions. If it's a 'have-to' rather than a 'want-to'.

Read the full article here.