The Hope of History: From a Garden to a City - Essay posted 12 November 2007 - The Journey with Jesus

The Hope of History: From a Garden to a City - Essay posted 12 November 2007 - The Journey with Jesus: "This hope for an Ultimate Cosmic Correction is not only a Christian hope. I think it's an innately human hope rooted in our sense of and longing for a Future and Final justice. For every Kurd gassed by Saddam Hussein, for every girl in Darfur gang-raped by janjaweed militia, and for every homeless person who wanders America's streets. I think this is why Psalm 98 for this week summons not only 'all the earth' (98:3,4) but all creation (98:7,8) to celebrate the expectation of divine judgment. Many people think of divine judgment in negative terms; the psalmist rejoices in it, for at long last 'God will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples with equity' (98:9). That will be a good day, not a bad day."