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| Summary: Culture has co-opted the meaning of Christmas. But with the four vignettes about “that day” in today’s reading, the church can begin to reclaim its mission to interpret what the birth of Jesus and the return of Jesus mean. These vignettes remind us that we anticipate not only grace but also judgment. This reminder of judgment dissipates our complacency and shatters our obliviousness to God’s presence. |
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| Summary: Like Judah and Jerusalem, we are aware that God has called us to be his people. Still, we lose our footing ― we choose to stay at the bottom of the mountain instead of climbing to the top. Jesus comes to us, showing us the way. He provides us with instruction and teaching on how to climb to the top of the mountain with God. |
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| Summary: Crowds at the mall doing Christmas shopping include people who change direction without warning to look at merchandise as well as people who cruise slowly down the concourse five abreast. Both types force the rest of us shoppers to stay alert to avoid collisions.
In a similar way, the words of Jesus about the Second Coming occurring without warning remind us to so live that we are always ready to “travel.” Living heedfully doesn’t necessarily mean doing different things than others, but it does mean tending the life of the Spirit within us.
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| Summary: Waiting is the task of Advent. But prophecy and imagination fuel our faith, hope and love until the glad day when all waiting is ended and we see our Lord Jesus Christ triumphantly reigning over all creation. |
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| Summary: When the Bible speaks about the return of Christ and the end of history, people often ask the question “When?” But Jesus’ words about “the coming of the Son of Man” don’t try to answer that question. Instead, they urge us to stay alert. We are to be at our posts, whether the end be near or distant. |
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| Summary: The Christ whose return we’re to be alert for is the same unexpected Christ who walked the earth 2,000 years ago, the one who received sinners and who died on the cross. |
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| Summary: We can learn to see the image of God first in each person we meet, before we allow any pre-judgments to interfere, and thus, we can all be ready for the coming of the Son of Man. |
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| Summary: Learning war no more, beating swords into plows and spears into pruning hooks is a daunting task and doomed to failure … without three—maybe, four—vital life skills.
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