Today’s readings, Revelation 14: 14-19 and Luke 21: 5-11,
speak of the end time and what will precede that time. We are warned not to be
deceived into thinking that the end time is now. Rather, believe that, yes, the
end times will come but preceding such a time, there will be wars and threats
of war. There will be natural as well as man-made disasters, chaos and disorders of every kind. We have a choice of focusing either on the
darkness or the Light, on the disasters or ways to help those who are victims
of a disaster. We can choose to be people of the Light or of the darkness,
people of hopefulness or hopelessness, people filled with love or hatred of any
of its forms .
As we approach the end of the Church year and begin Advent
this coming Sunday, we are challenged to take stock of our lives. Are we personally ready to begin anew? All of
life, as we know it, is about endings
and beginnings. Every morning the Lord gives us another day to begin anew in
making the world a better place, in bringing light into darkness, hope into despair,
love into hate-filled situations. Each day
we have new opportunities to right wrongs we may have done or to forgive wrongs
others may have done against us. Each day
we are given opportunities to have our eyes and ears and hearts and minds
and wills open to the Lord at work in the midst of our lives and the lives of
others and to use us as His instrument of doing good in our world.
What choices will you and I make today? What will be our focus? In what ways are we being challenged to begin anew?
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