In Brussels, we live in the
centre of something built on hope; the hope that the founding fathers had, of
building something new and peaceable in a Europe that had been torn apart by
strife; a hope built for many of them on Christian principles.
Such a vision of hope is rooted
in the scriptures and not least in passages such as Isaiah 25.
It is an Advent hope; a hope
founded on God’s promises; we experience foretastes of it even in our own
congregation; a hope that will be fulfilled on the Day of his coming, when “On this mountain the LORD Almighty will
prepare a feast of rich food for all peoples”. Mount Zion,
will be open to all nations and the Lord will nourish them with the best of
everything.
This hope presupposes that our
hope is founded upon the Lord who is a refuge for the needy, a shelter from the
storm and a shade from the heat.
We are called to look forward to
the Day of his coming in the sure and certain hope that death will be destroyed
and tears wiped away.
In the meantime the season of
Advent calls us to seek refuge in him; trusting him, the faithful God, who
keeps his promise for ever.
“Surely this is our God;
we trusted in him, and he saved us.
This is the LORD, we trusted in him; let us rejoice and be glad in his
salvation.”
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