As Christmas approaches I wonder: How patient are you when it comes to waiting? Will you, for example, patiently eat one chocolate per day from your Advent calendar, or scoff them all in the first weekend? Can you resist having a sneaky look at the presents under the tree? Are you holding back putting your decorations up until a few days before Christmas, or have they been up for a month already? Do you save the Christmas music until December or has Michael Bublé been on since September?
Last week we talked about Jesus’ second coming – the Bible’s promise that Jesus will return and bring the fullness of his Kingdom on earth. If we are honest, many of us can struggle with that idea. If you feel like that, you are not alone. Many of the first Christians lived with an eager expectation that Jesus would return in their lifetime, but after just a few years some of them began to lose hope. However, knowing that God is patient and prepared to wait should challenge the hurriedness of our modern lives.
This week, Joan explores what it means for us to live in patient expectation today.
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Wooler URC Livestream – Sunday 10 December, Advent 2
