Again we begin with the writing of Jurgen Moltmann.
(Christian hope)...is based on the remembrance of the coming, the death and the resurrection of Christ, and proclaims the coming of the One who is risen. Consequently for every Christian doctrine of hope, the justification of all expectations of the future in the person and history of Christ is the touchstone of all the utopian and apocalyptic spirits. Christian hope is based once and for all on the remembrance of Christ.
Christ show the way into the realm of hope by being the hopefulness of God incarnate. That is, by being the fullness of the day so that the day is complete and yet has so much more that can and will fill up tomorrow with more life than we have ever lived. By remembering the Christ, we remember how the future is to be shaped and the fact that we have a place in that future because of the distance Jesus already has gone for us...and now with us...and will go. Looking back to look forward becomes two simple gestures that create an avenue into new life.
Connection: Sometimes we have to remember the gift given in order to grasp the gift that awaits us. This day will host many opportunities to celebrate what is to come and what has been given to us in Christ. Wait and see.
Lord, you fill us up with the power of your love and that love carries us beyond any of our expectations. We thank you for lifting up our eyes to see you ways of gracious love and for standing with us as we begin to follow the ways of your Beloved. Amen.
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