One of the things we hear about a lot at Christmas time is
that we are waiting for more than presents and Saint Nick. This is true; we are waiting to celebrate the Incarnation and the start of the Passion of the Christ that led to the opening of the way of our salvation. As we wait for something more on Christmas day though I would encourage all of us to remember that we wait every second of every day for something more: Christ's return. He came once but he will come again. Matthew 24 and Mark 13 both record Jesus' words about his return. "But concerning that day or that hour, no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. Be on guard, keep awake. For you do not know when the time will come. It is like a man going on a journey, when he leaves home and puts his servants in charge, each with his work, and commands the doorkeeper to stay awake. Therefore stay awake—for you do not know when the master of the house will come, in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or in the morning— lest he come suddenly and find you asleep. And what I say to you I say to all: Stay awake.”
(Mark 13:32-37)
Author Madeleine L'Engle put these feelings into verse:
When will he come
And how will he come
And will there be warnings
And will there be thunders
And rumbling of armies
Coming before him
And banners and trumpets
When will he come
And how will he come
And will we be ready
Until the Day Dawns and the Mists Roll Away Waiting
1 comment:
Where does the inscription come from on the headstone? Until the day dawns and the mists roll away, waiting.
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