Advent 1 Hope

A reflection for the first Sunday in Advent. The hope that is proclaimed on the first Sunday in Advent is not a hope that some future miraculous event will save us from the impending doom we sense and fear. Rather, the hope that is proclaimed as we begin our journey toward Christmas is a hope that, having glimpsed a better future, having glimpsed a present redemption, having glimpsed that for which we yearn, reaches out to drag a little of that future back into the present! It's a hope that is not focussed on some future miraculous rescue but is focussed on present action to give effect to that which is hoped for. That's the sort of hope I reflect on in this podcast. If you would like to listen to the song Fragile by Sting you can find it HERE. Background music in this Advent series is by DJ Williams.