An Advent Confession of Faith
missionplace | 03 December, 2007 16:02Mark Love, a friend of mine from Abilene Christian University, wrote the following prayer/confession. It seemed quite fitting for Advent. I have altered a few of the words to more closely refelct my understandings stemming from Anabaptism. I hope you find this confession for Advent meaningful...
God has established a day in the future when all humanity will gather around one table will constitute one family all recognizing God as Father.
This is our salvation, we belong to that day
Because of Jesus and through the power of the Spirit we experience that future today…
Not fully, but in ways that are undeniably connected to that future hope
And we live together a way of life that is only explainable by our belief that this day is very real.
God has established a day when we will fully enjoy his presence. Sin and death will no longer separate us from God.
This is our salvation, we belong to that day
Because of Jesus and through the power of the Spirit we experience that future today…
Not fully, but in ways that are undeniably connected to that future hope
And we live together a way of life that is only explainable by our belief that this day is very real.
God has established a day when all of creation will be set free from
its bondage to decay, when God’s good order will once again be seen in a new
creation.
This is our salvation, we belong to that day
Because of Jesus and through the power of the Spirit we experience that future today…
Not fully, but in ways that are undeniably connected to that future hope
And we live together a way of life that is only explainable by our belief that this day is very real.
God has established a day when all nations will stream to God’s holy mountain to learn only from him. His teachings will reach the coastlands, filling all the earth.
This is our salvation, we belong to that day
Because of Jesus and through the power of the Spirit we experience that future today…
Not fully, but in ways that are undeniably connected to that future hope
And we live together a way of life that is only explainable by our belief that this day is very real.
God has established a day when there will be no more war, nor will there be weapons of war. Although we may not easily see this day, we live it it’s hope and mercy.
This is our salvation, we belong to that day
Because of Jesus and through the power of the Spirit we experience that future today…
Not fully, but in ways that are undeniably connected to that future hope
And we live together a way of life that is only explainable by our belief that this day is very real.
God has established a day when each will be filled and satisfied, where
hunger and want shall be no more.
This is our salvation, we belong to that day
Because of Jesus and through the power of the Spirit we experience that future today…
Not fully, but in ways that are undeniably connected to that future hope
And we live together a way of life that is only explainable by our belief that this day is very real.
God has established a day when we shall have rest, when toil and
struggle will no longer mark our existence and our life can be a life for
others.
This is our salvation, we belong to that day
Because of Jesus and through the power of the Spirit we experience that future today…
Not fully, but in ways that are undeniably connected to that future hope
And we live together a way of life that is only explainable by our belief that this day is very real.
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Which way did he go?
missionplace | 26 November, 2007 13:49
I remember that phrase, "which way did he go?" as a child from old Warner's Brother's cartoons. But in the case of the followers of Jesus, it comes as a surprise, "which way did he go? He was here just a moment ago."
In the gospel narrative that Luke hands down to us (Luke 24), we are told of a couple distraut disciples on the road to the town of Emmaus. But it is the gospel narrative of Mark that gives us a glimpse of this walking man - Jesus. He's always on the go. In the words of a poet, "he's such a fast God, always leaving just as we arrive."
On the road to Emmaus...with such a fast God.