I've been listening to O'Holy Night all week long to begin preparing my heart for the coming season of Advent. This song is Advent to me. It encapsulates the Hope that Advent holds.
"Long lay the world in sin and error pining
Till he appeared and the soul felt its worth!
The thrill of hope
A weary world rejoicing
For Yonder breaks a new and glorious morn"
I didn't realize until this year that not only is Advent about the birth of Christ 2,000 years ago, but Advent is also about Eschatology. During the Season, we reflect with the people who were alive during the birth of Christ. They had been trudging along in a broken and weary world, and then hope was flung into the darkness and the weary world rejoices. In the same breath we remember that we are a part of an "Already, but not yet" Escatology. Christ already came and established his kingdom in our hearts, but the Kingdom is not here yet. We hold our breaths with the people of 2000 years ago. We long for the kingdom to come. For the establishment of Justice and Mercy on Earth. For the hungry to be fed. The sick to be well. We hold our collective breath and we wait.
Advent is here.
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