Fittingly, the church year ends with Jesus “seated at the right hand of God the Father, and he shall come again to judge the quick and the dead.” The following week a new chuch year begins with Advent Sunday, which is also a time of great anticipation. The great Advent Procession reaches its climax with the singing of “come thou redeemer of the earth.”
And so we end the year waiting for Jesus to come, and we begin the church year waiting for Jesus to come. And all the while, Jesus already is.
