Come, Let us Hope again
As we journey towards Christmas through Advent, I must confess it is one of my favorite liturgical seasons. There is something about Advent that speaks to my soul. For anyone who has ever been to a season of waiting, this is the season for you. Who among us hasn’t tapped our feet impatiently at God’s plans sometimes? Advent remembers exactly this- the years spent by Israel waiting on a promise from God, that seemed like it would never come. Imagine the frustration and heartbroken state of a people who spent so long waiting on the promised messiah. How must it have felt to try and hold out hope from generation to generation? Did they plead with the Lord to break his silence, in unending tears? Did they allow their hearts to delight in this messiah Christ who made the foretold signs come true and yet died brutally, crushing all their hopes again? How many do you think stuck it out till the end, and came face to face with their resurrected messiah, to see their hope realized? We liv
