Tolle et Lege Meditation in Preparation for the Second Sunday in Advent Despite popular opinion, hope is not merely happy thoughts about an uncertain future; it is “the theological virtue by which we desire the kingdom of heaven of heaven and eternal life as our happiness, placing our trust in Christ’s promises” (CCC 1817) Such hope is certain for does not depend on our strength, but on the help of the Holy Spirit and the faithfulness of the one who has promised. Indeed, it is one of the primary means by which we open ourselves up to be infused by the very life of God who makes us “capable of acting as his children and of inheriting eternal life” (CCC 1813) tolleetlege/meditations/rooted-in-hope-second-reading-in-preparation-for-the-second-sunday-in-advent/
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