Of Nuclear Fusion & Advent

Today the Wall Street Journal had breaking news. The headline read: Nuclear-Fusion Breakthrough Accelerates Quest to Unlock Limitless Energy Source. If we can put nuclear fusion into production, this could be the answer to many of the world’s problems. Developing countries would have the energy needed to compete economically. Developed countries could walk away from fossil fuels without worrying about rolling blackouts. And we could soon be checking the box off climate change. Pray it be so.

I confess that I did not know that we were this close to a “fusion” option. This announcement makes me wonder why this technology has not captured the bulk of the government’s green budget. But that is above my pay grade. What really got me thinking was Advent. With all the life-changing scientific advancements over human history, none compares with what happens when the Word becomes flesh.

The creator of heaven and earth, of all that is visible and invisible, of all science; including fusion, who is outside the measurements of time and space, enters human history. And we who measure time mark this event by calling it, A. D. or Anno Domini – In the Year of Our Lord. Love changes everything. Christ’s resurrection, mercy, and reconciliation has forever conquered sin and death.

While the news of nuclear fusion has awakened us to new possibilities, perhaps changing the way we power the world, only the Good News is worthy of our praise, adoration, and worship. Breakthroughs in science can make us happy, but only Jesus can bring us Joy.