The God Who Cries with Us
Jesus affirmed with his arms open wide the words that his Abba Father wanted the whole world to hear: “You are my beloved ones.”
Jesus affirmed with his arms open wide the words that his Abba Father wanted the whole world to hear: “You are my beloved ones.”
In embracing me, Jesus refines me, purifying everything within until all that is left is the person he originally created me to be.
When we strip ourselves of all but love we discover the fullness of who we were created to be.
During Advent, we prepare for our key moment: the day when Jesus will come in glory and make this world a place of heaven on earth.
With God, every desert will eventually become a garden. Every wilderness will become a place of life-giving springs.
Advent is a time of both suffering and hope: The leper bows with his face to the ground in sorrow, but he also bows in hopeful reverence, trusting that his Lord can save.
The worship that seeks justice is the worship that seeks the coming of the Lord.
We were claimed as the beloved of God before the world began, and when God spoke us into existence, there were teeth behind his words.
In Christ, we have become people drenched in the Holy Spirit; we have become living testaments to the final dwelling-together of God and humanity that is to come.
Everyone expected the Messiah to come and announce himself with power and distinction; instead, the Son of God slipped in unnoticed among them.
Let us retreat into the wilderness and wait for the surprise of God. Who knows how he will appear or what he will say