• Life Begins When Shaken

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  Scripture:  2 Timothy 4:1

  Tags:  Hardship Of Life

LIFE BEGINS WHEN SHAKEN

Father Alfred Delp was a prisoner of the Nazis during World War II. He was charged with treason for true Christian preaching. From his jail cell he wrote about the meaning of Advent, the coming of Christ:

"Advent is a time for rousing. Human beings are shaken to the very depths, so that they may wake up to the truth of themselves. The primary condition for a fruitful and rewarding Advent is renunciation, surrender ... a shattering awakening; that is the necessary preliminary. Life begins only when the whole framework is shaken."

(From Russell Brownworth's Sermon "When You Walk in a Dream")