Thanks to all who made the advent gathering last night at our place. We are truly rich in community.
From Robert Webber’s Ancient-Future Time:
Advent is a time when we ask, even plead with God not to leave us alone, for when God leaves us to our own choices and turns us over to our own ways, we are certain to drift from him. Our indifference to God is soon turned into spiritual boredom, a boredom that leads to spiritual inertia and ultimate death to spiritual realities. Advent is a time to cry, “O God, turn me away from my indifference, create in me a heart of repentence, and lead me to the waters of spiritual refreshment.”
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Advent is not only about our repentence and conversion, it is also about the expectation of the Messiah who will come to deliver us. During Advent we look for the coming of the Messiah in Bethlehem (Micah 5:2-4) and the coming of the Messiah at the end of history (Isaiah 65:17-25; Revelation 20-22). For Christians both of these Advents are rooted in the paschal mystery. The cross is the goal of the Messiah’s coming. Incarnation and atonement are inseparably linked as are the atonement and the second coming because he came to redeem and rescue creatures and creation. He came to reclaim the creation, to wrest it away from the clutches of evil, to rid it of the presence and power of evil, and to ultimately restore it to a new heavens and a new earth.
In Advent we celebrate the beginning and ending of Christ’s victory over the powers of evil, and we call upon God to accomplish that victory in our own lives, to break in on us, to be born in our hearts, and to create us anew. This is the message of Isaiah to us: a Savior is coming not only to Israel but to the whole world. p. 43-44
7 comments:
"the whole world" ...
there's more than humanity.
Would you be around anytime Friday or Saturday morning to chat about Weaver's book? Planning on visiting Mike and thought you could share your take on it and similar material.
stetler...
i'd like it if we could all have cabins in the woods by some enormous lake. we could all sit in rocking chairs and smoke pipes and drink expensieve beers.
we could farm our own vegetables. pray prayers. sing songs. read books. hike trails.
open doors to anyone. we wouldn't have too much, but enough, and it's free to anyone who needs it.
-blake
you may, just may, want to look at my latest post. it means a lot to me... and, i'll see you a week from this saturday. oh yes, i will. heck yeah.
corbin... i would love to see you and chat. i work friday 10:30-4:30
Saturday morning I'm free. feel free to stop by, or i could come to the redays for some tea???
eric
Eric, thanks. Weather permitting, I plan to be in Columbus by 11 Friday morning, and have no plans until 2 Sat. afternoon, when I have to head back for work. I would love some tea or caramels:). I'll try to contact you via Mike or Lianne, or knocking on the door.
see you in a few days, brother
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