Boom! Jesus crashes in. Once in a manger. Once at a time we cannot foretell.......but for which we can hope. This is the HOPE of Advent, that longing and watching and waiting for the fullness of all time when the final curtain is raised and Jesus reigns.
That is how yesterday's post ended......with Jesus crashing into our world to establish a wholly different and life filled kingdom. Hallelujah! Come Lord Jesus.
So what are we doing while we stand and watch and wait? Are we like the disciples who stood on that hill near Jerusalem and watched as Jesus ascended? Are we the same passive, confused, unfocused believers just standing around waiting for the next thing to happen?
It is easy to forget that we are now a part of the divine plan. We are agents of God's life giving love in Jesus - bringing that life into all the corners of the world through our lives and our actions. We are partners in breaking down the arriers. We are partners in the transformation of this world. We are part of the Boom!
Jesus sent those first disciples out with a mission: to tell the story of God's love for us in Jesus; to let others know the amazing gift of being loved by Jesus; to tell our story, God's story, the story of the kingdom that is coming. We are the disciples armed with the justice and love of Jesus.
Sure, without Jesus nothing could happen, but in the power of the Holy Spirit, we are given this purpose: to tell the story, to act with justice and mercy, to cry out against injustice, to be generous in our lives.
Be bold in your telling of the story, in your witness to Jesus' love, and in living out grace. Come Lord Jesus.
Dear Lord, open my mouth to proclaim your story and my heart to be a disciple of your grace. Amen.
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