Bonhoeffer: Advent

Saturday, December 4, 2021
    Commemoration of Nicholas Ferrar, Deacon, Founder of the Little Gidding Community, 1637
Meditation:
    “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests.”
    —Luke 2:14 (NIV)
Quotation:
    Advent is a time of waiting. Our whole life, however, is Advent—that is, a time of waiting for the ultimate, for the time when there will be a new heaven and a new earth, when all people are brothers and sisters and one rejoices in the words of the angels: “On earth peace to those on whom God’s favor rests.” Learn to wait, because he has promised to come. “I stand at the door...” We however call to him: “Yes, come soon, Lord Jesus!”
    ... Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945), A Testament to Freedom: the essential writings of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Geffrey B. Kelly, F. Burton Nelson, eds., HarperCollins, 1995, p. 186 (see the book)
    See also Luke 2:14; Ps. 37:7; Hab. 2:3; Luke 2:25-35; Heb. 9:27-28; 2 Pet. 3:10; Rev. 3:11,20; 22:20
Quiet time reflection:
    Lord, grant Your people patience to await Your return. CQOD    Blog    email    RSS
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