eschaton [és-kuh-ton]:
the consummation of history at Christ’s Second Coming
when the Kingdom of God will be fully realized
in the reconciliation of all humanity with God
and the creation of a new heaven and earth
Who is the God of the Eschaton? To whom am I praying?
With the eyes of biblical faith, I bow my head
- to the God who, out of love at the beginning, created all things good
- to the God who saw that goodness corrupted by the sinful "no" of Adam and Eve
- to the God who has ever willed that creation's goodness be ultimately restored in a Kingdom reflective of Eden;
- to the God who never ceases to take initiative in human history toward accomplishing that end
- to the God who once covenanted with the people of Israel as principal instrument, however faltering, of the restoration
- to the God, who sent the Son, Jesus, to speak humanity's final and irrevocable "yes" to God by his death and resurrection
- to the God who now accompanies, in the Spirit, a new and already redeemed People of God, the Church, on pilgrimage for the rest of history toward the fullness of the Kingdom
- to the God who, through the witness and sacramental power of that pilgrim People, draws all humanity with her to the full realization of the Kingdom at Christ's Second Coming
- to the God who will delight eternally with all of the beloved creation at the Blessed Eschaton, the Ultimate Reconciliation in a new heaven and a new earth.
As an individual believer, how do I speak to the God of the Eschaton? For what do I pray?
As the People of God, what is our conversation with the God of the Eschaton?
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