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The past needs to be present to us because it is present to God; it shines forth His presence in time. The future cannot be present to us in the same way as it is present to God, but we know that He is present in the ages to come as He is present in the ages that have been. In the words of the well-known Gospel song, we know not what the future holds, but we know who holds the future.
Truth and Tradition: Seeing the Future in the Light of the Past
To exclude the past, and with it tradition, is to exclude God who stands outside of all time.