The Lord will come and he will not delay. He will illumine what is hidden in darkness and reveal himself to all the nations. Cf: Hebrews 2:3; 1 Corinthians 4:5
We are told that He will not delay, and yet centuries have passed while we still wait. Is it our sense of history that is off? Is it our sense of timing that is imprecise? Is God busy with something else right now?
Or is it that the illumination promised is indeed already occurring, as the darkness is peeled back at precisely the needed speed for the fullness of our salvation? He does not delay in acting. But it takes forever to illumine hearts that are in darkness, while he painstakingly respects the freedom of our rebellious wills.
Advent Post Series, 2015
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About Father Nathan Reesman
On Twitter: @FatherReesman
Father Nathan Reesman is a priest of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, ordained in 2006. He is the Shared Pastor of Immaculate Conception Parish, and also of Saint Frances Cabrini Parish, both in West Bend, Wisconsin. He is also the Courage and EnCourage chaplain for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. Courage is an apostolate of the Catholic Church that ministers to men and women who experience same sex attraction.
Father Reesman is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin, Madison, obtaining his Bachelors of Arts in Political Science in the year 2000. He completed his seminary studies at Saint Francis de Sales Seminary for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee in 2006, obtaining a Masters of Divinity. Father Reesman completed post-graduate studies at the University of Saint Mary of the Lake, Mundelein, obtaining a Doctor of Ministry in 2019.
