2011 Advent of Hope Wednesday
The writer of Hebrews reminds us that hope, once accepted, saturates our lives.
Does hope fill you? Are you found in hope? Do you have hope for your family that will not subside? Is hope for your future waning or increasing?
Hebrews 6:19 says, "[The hope set before us.] This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast and one which endures within the veil..."
Hope anchors our soul; it keeps us in this world but does not let us give up on this world.
Hope endures within the veil. Great image here. The veil, in our tradition, is the one that separates us common folk from the Holy of Holies - the mercy seat. So hope endures behind that veil, but until when?
When Christ died, that veil was torn down the middle. Hope is released.
Christ's life, ressurrection, and death bring us hope.
That hope has endured, which means that it was waiting for us - meant for us - long before we received it.
Does hope fill you? Are you found in hope? Do you have hope for your family that will not subside? Is hope for your future waning or increasing?
Hebrews 6:19 says, "[The hope set before us.] This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast and one which endures within the veil..."
Hope anchors our soul; it keeps us in this world but does not let us give up on this world.
Hope endures within the veil. Great image here. The veil, in our tradition, is the one that separates us common folk from the Holy of Holies - the mercy seat. So hope endures behind that veil, but until when?
When Christ died, that veil was torn down the middle. Hope is released.
Christ's life, ressurrection, and death bring us hope.
That hope has endured, which means that it was waiting for us - meant for us - long before we received it.
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