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Date: 07 December 2006 16:21:22
Ok, still got any readers after that title? Hello out there. Still with me?
Let's get a bit of meat into this blog. Courtesy of Tiffer, we have an advent sermon which is both quite amusing and good. A quote from it:
'The second coming of Jesus is often referred to as the second advent, and I think this is why we are looking at this today. The way that Jesus comes to be amongst us in the two advents is very different, in one he comes as a defenceless baby, in the other as a powerful God, in one he comes in a filthy stable, the other he comes riding on a cloud with great glory and majesty. These two images must go together for us to go anywhere near understanding the story of Jesus- it is through Jesus becoming man that we can truly connect with the Son of man coming in glory on the last day, and it is only when we reflect on the glorious majesty of Christ arriving with his angels that we can start to see what an amazing thing the incarnation really is.'
I know some Christians don't really go for the second coming thing, but I do. I find it helpful to think that one day there will be an end to the suffering, and death is swallowed up in victory. The process of God giving us new life, started in some ways at Christmas, gets made complete. And I look forward to it.
I was talking about God, suffering, death and pain with a friend the other day, who said 'I wish he would just ******* well fix it.' I said that the theological language for that is 'Come, Lord Jesus'. The sentiment is the same.
Your kingdom come.
******* well fix it.
One day....