CHRISTMAS FUTURE

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin puts Advent and Incarnation into incredible perspective

 

“From the historical point of view, expectation of the parousia has never ceased to guide the progress of our faith like a torch.  The Israelites were constantly on the watch for the Lord’s coming; so too were the first Christians.  Christmas, which one might think would have turned our minds toward the past, has actually carried them further forward into the future.  For one moment the Messiah appeared in our midst, allowing himself to be seen and touched; then he vanished again, more luminous and mysterious than before, into the impenetrable depths of the future.  He has come.  Yet now, once again, we must go on expecting him more than ever.  This time it is no longer a small chosen group that awaits his coming; it is the whole of humanity.  The Lord Jesus will only come soon if we ardently long for him.  The breakthrough of the parousia will be the result of a mounting flood of desire … No matter what the price, we must rekindle in ourselves the desire and hope for the great future coming.” -- Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

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