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It's a funny thing about time. As important as it is to us, it just keeps marching on, oblivious to the events that unfold under its gaze. Nothing that happens on earth can stop the hours from ticking by. Nothing halts the seasons from their seemingly endless cycle. One springtime is much like another. This summer may be a bit hotter or cooler than last summer, but nothing dramatic ever seems to change.
Nothing New? While the steady cycle of the seasons can give a sense of security and stability to our lives, it can also dampen our sense of expectancy regarding the seasons of the church year. Just as the spring comes and goes each year, so too does the Easter season. Year after year, we hear the good news that Christ is risen from the dead, and in the back of our minds lurks the thought that it won’t be too long before we begin another Lenten fast. So, along with the writer of Ecclesiastes, we may begin to wonder whether there is anything new under the sun (Ecclesiastes 1:9).
But in fact there is something new under the sun. Through his death and resurrection, Jesus Christ has brought the kingdom of God down to earth. And that kingdom is constantly…
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