This Sunday, we continue our two-part series on Christian hope.

Last week we looked at the source of Christian hope: the resurrection. In the midst of dreams that seem unfulfilled, circumstances are difficult, or in times when it is hard to believe, we cling on to this great hope.

God has called us to a greater glory and when we have eyes to see, we recognize the beauty of the things in this world that are centered on faith, hope, and love.

This Sunday, we look forward to the day when all will be made right. In a world inaugurated by the resurrection, impossible things happen: weeping and crying will go away because their cries have been heard and responded to! Tragedies such as untimely death are no more! Work has deeper meaning and is wasted! Wolves and lambs feed together (Isaiah 65:17-25)! What might it mean for us to live this new world here and now?

In order for the new to emerge, the old must be torn down. In Luke 21:5-19, Jesus prepares his disciples for the day when everything that they've ever known, all they've ever trusted in, will be destroyed. What are the things we cling onto in this world that are destined for destruction? In what ways is God calling us to trust the new and let go of the old?