19 December 2017

Dwight Duncan on Hoping Rather than Worrying During Advent

"We are now in the blessed season of Advent, when we wait eagerly to receive our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ into our hearts on Christmas, as he was born in Bethlehem over 2,000 years ago, and will come again at the end of time to mercifully judge the living and the dead. Hope is the characteristic virtue of the season, as it is the confident expectation, based on Jesus our Redeemer, to be happy with him forever in heaven, as he promised his faithful followers.

"Our hope, then, is in God and not in ourselves or our human resources. It is only if we place our hope in lesser things like money, power, success or health that we have grounds for discouragement and anxiety. Specifically, a number of modern saints have repeatedly urged us to not worry, because they had their priorities straight."


In a recent commentary, Professor Dwight G. Duncan (University of Massachusetts School of Law Dartmouth), offered some saintly advice on hopeful trust in the Lord, especially during these challenging times.

To access Dr. Halper's complete essay, please visit:

The Pilot: Echoes: Dwight G. Duncan: Hoping rather than worrying during Advent (8 DEC 17)

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