THEOLOGICAL CLUE

The powerful impetus toward eschatological awareness and preparedness, which comes from the theological framework of the Christian year, as well as the particular lections as-signed to this day, makes the preacher conscious of how the future affects the present age. The result is a "get your house, and the world, in order" kind of theology emanating from a reading of the propers for this day. Advent makes Christians realize that "the best is yet to come, "in the promised return of Jesus Christ, but almost 2,000 years have passed since Jesus promised to return and usher in the fullness of the kingdom of God. When will Jesus return, "coming in a cloud (much as he ascended, according to St. Luke) with power and glory?" Will he ever come again to the earth? What about the end…