It takes a great deal of courage to be a human being. Our journey through life as followers of Jesus is lived in the “now and the not yet” of a new unending kind of life. We have a transforming friendship with God here and now. There is a deep joy and peace that can be ours.
The paradox is, that there is also a “not yet” to our experience as we are still waiting for the fullness of the coming of the Reign of God. It is a tension the Apostle Paul helps us to embrace and understand.
He gives us a word of profound assurance:
“For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”
He also gives us a word of enduring hope to face our suffering in and with Christ:
“For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us.”
This is the heart of my reflection today at Emmanuel Episcopal Church. May it bring wisdom and encouragement as you live the life of the future in the present moment of this day.
With you on the Journey and The Way,
Rob+
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