Chotard Doll

Dear Friends in Christ,

The time is fulfilled; the Kingdom of God has come near.
Repent and believe in the good news.

The world around us is so full of division and intolerance and inequality. Part of me asks, how can Jesus say that the Kingdom of God is near?

But I know that the presence of Christ on earth has transformed the world.

So the second part of Jesus’ statement matters: Repent and believe in the good news! Because every time we act out the good news, every time we serve Christ by our time, our work, our prayers, out actions…we are overcoming the evil and intolerance of the world—however small our contribution may seem.

Jesus acts through our hands, our words, and actions until such time as we all feast in his presence at the fulfillment of his Kingdom.

As long as the world is dark, we are called to be agents of the light. Because we repent and believe, the Kingdom of God is indeed near.

Faithfully,

—Chotard