And come down [Isaiah 64:1-9 - Advent 1B]
The Rev. Jeremiah Williamson Isaiah 64:1-9 And come down Marty McFly slyly swipes the sports almanac from a devious young Biff. Sarah Connor and Arnold protect the future savior of the human race from Skynet and a speedy shape-shifting Terminator. Bill and Ted scour the past for history homework help. In each of these time-travel movies, the heroes journey into the past with an important mission: to prevent a dystopian future. Time-travel fantasies are often preoccupied with intervention: stopping Hitler before the onset of the Holocaust, evacuating a building before a horrific attack, using one’s historical knowledge to prevent a catastrophe. In every case: using one’s power for good, to save innocent lives, to decrease human suffering, to make the world a better place. If we had the power to prevent bad things, wouldn’t we be morally obligated to use our power to do just that? Standing i...