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"Look for the artifacts of the future among the poor, those in prison, those on the streets and those on their sick bed." Photo: Adam Jan Figel

As those who have received the gospel of Jesus, we hold both the promise of a World to Come and its presence among us now. This is a different kind of presence, glorious, thought-provoking and full of the imagination that gives birth to new life. We see the World to Come, says the elder St. John Chrysostom, in the Eucharist and in the love of neighbour. These are among us as artifacts of the future, God’s future. In them we taste, feel, and see Jesus and the life that will be. First seen by those who witnessed the resurrection of Jesus, this life that will be is now seen in the love that is poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us (Romans 5:5).

Read Abp Mark Macdonald's article at anglican.ca