“Ordinary hope is tied to an outcome…an optimistic feeling…because we sense that things will get better in the future.”
“Mystical hope is a complete reversal of our usual way of looking at things. Beneath the ‘upbeat’ kind of hope that parts the seas and pulls rabbits out of hats, this other hope weaves its way as a quiet, even ironic counterpoint.”
- Cynthia Bourgeault
Kom luister saam na ons kersdiens preek — die laaste in ons Advent reeks — saam met Pieter Roeloffse.
Kan dit wees dat ons sukkel om die lewe ten volle te omhels omdat ons sukkel om ons eie sterflikheid ten volle te konfronteer?...
"...vandag staan die deurwinterde vreugde wat Jesus bring in kontras met die verskietende opflikkeringe van plesier en geluk wat ons soms soos ’n Suiderkruis...
