Dweller By A Dark Stream

"So when I'm walking this prison camp world
I long for a glimpse of the new world unfurled
The chrysalis cracking and moistened wings uncurl
Like in the vision John saw"
-Bruce Cockburn

Those who confess Jesus is Lord are looking for glimpses of the new world. But we don't just sit back and wait for it -- we work with Jesus to move in the direction of New Jerusalem right now. Christians should have a compassionate eschatology, not a catastrophic eschatology. We should have an eschatology that leads us to be healers, not warmongers.