so that the mountains would quake at your presence. (Isa 64:1 NRSV) Then they will see “the Son of Man coming in clouds” with great power and glory. (Mark 13:26 NRSV) What I say to you, I say to all: Keep watching! (Mark 13:37) If we find that Christmas is upon us this year and we’re not altogether ready for it, it won’t be the end of the world. But if Christ’s coming again finds us unprepared, living as people who haven’t been looking for it—well, that’s another story, isn’t it? Advent is our wake-up
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