Advent "The Weary World Rejoices" Pt 1 the promise of truth

Advent is like glimpsing a promise that is being fulfilled but one still in progress. It is the promise of a return—a restoration of all things, a goodness conceived from the beginning of time, a realized hope we’ve been longing for. For the “days are coming,” say the prophets of old. “The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will fulfill the good promise.” The promise of truth, compassion, restoration, and justice are found in the person of Jesus. Today, we will take a closer look at what it means to hope for a future we can only glimpse, what it feels like to live in the already-but-not-yet, and how lament might be our best response.