The Christ in us greets the Christ in you

 

 

“I am the Alpha and the Omega [the first and the last, the beginning and the end]",
says the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty"

Rev 1:8 and 22:13

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These words from the Book of Revelation have come to be associated with the Advent
Season. The words contain the basics of the Christian faith and of the eternal nature of
Christ, who has been from the beginning, came down to earth at a particular time in history
and will come again at the end of the age. Central to this foundational belief is that God was
at work throughout both the Old and New Testaments and that that work continues in our
own history. Thus, Advent is also about celebrating a truth about God, that God, who is
revealed to us in Christ, will reconcile all of creation to Himself through Christ. So, this
Advent, we prepare and wait for Christ’s second coming at the end of time and also for the
anniversary of the Lord’s birth on Christmas.

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Yours in Christ,

The Very Revd Moses Thabethe