Advent season is upon us, a time of reflection, a time of affirmation of our beliefs in the Son sent to save a broken world. A broken world. That is what we live in. It is everywhere, all around us, in ways that we directly and indirectly experience. In fact, in John 16:33, Jesus assured us that we will all have troubles in this world. The sin of man has caused a never-ending snowball of problems and consequences. I cannot speak for everyone, but in my life, it is quite unsettling to be reminded that each day will have its share of suffering, and each day will be filled with unknowns. In a modern world, famous for regurgitating partial statements or a world known for out-of-context summarizations, it would be quite agonizing to imagine that the Word of the Lord simply left us to imagine our own destructive ways and the troubles we will face. This week, we are focusing on the Restoring Peace of the Redeemer. How reassuring — there can be peace, but how? We find ourselves in conflict with our neighbors, conflict with parking spot thieves, and disagreements with coworkers or “friends” on social media. Our internal biases create immeasurable problems that spill over into everything and everyone around us. When expecting peace isn’t enough, when the mere thought of the absence of conflict or troubles seems too much, we turn to the Word.
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