He has filled the hungry with good things but has sent the rich away empty.  - (Luke 1:53) Advent is often framed as quiet anticipation - candles, carols, a gentle countdown to something holy. But scripture tells a different story. Advent is not passive. It is not polite. It is not silent. Advent is what happens when people prepare for transformation while still trapped inside systems that were never built for their survival. The women of scripture did not wait in comfort. Ma