Christ Jesus, who bore our sins on the cross, hasten the day of your return, we ask, as we wait for you to deliver us from the troubles of this world and issue in the fullness of your kingdom of light. This we ask through you who lives and reigns in perfect unity with the Father and Holy Spirit, world without end. Amen.
‘And just as it is appointed for mortals to die once and after that the judgment, so Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him.’ – Hebrews 9:27-28