Thirty Third Sunday of the Year – November 14, 2021
Daniel 12:1-3; Hebrews 10:11-14, 18; Mark 13:24-32
The priest paused for a moment and said: “I’d go right on
playing.”
What he’s trying to say is that we should not worry about
the end of the world. What we should worry about is that whether or not we are
holding on to our Christian faith and live it to the fullest despite of many
adversities.
Today when we look around the world, we see so much
suffering, hardships, and pain. There is
much corruption, terrorism, and poverty.
The world experiences the hardships of what is generally termed climate
change. But here we have a message of hope in the words of Jesus. We visualize
the Kingdom of God that offers love, compassion, kindness, and mercy, the sign
of new hope of the future. Even in the midst of suffering and hardship, the
word of God continues to be alive and active.
As we wait for the fulfillment of the kingdom of God in Christ and look
forward to a just, loving, and peaceful world.
In the first reading of today, we are presented with a holy person
seeing the vision of God. He sees that God’s faithful people will rise to eternal
life. In the second reading, we are reminded that Christ’s sacrifice has
accomplished the forgiveness of all sins.
We have been consecrated to his Father and made perfect in God’s sight.
Today’s gospel anticipates the dramatic events that will take place at the end
times. It speaks of a time of suffering, the sun being darkened, the moon not
giving its light, the stars falling from heaven, and the powers of heaven being
shaken. It will be a time when heaven and earth will pass away forever.
It is very clear that no one knows when the end time will
come. It is not for us to worry about that. Worrying will not help. On other
hand, we should not play with life and keep putting off the day of our
conversion to God. The only way is to live today and every day in his love and
service. It is the present that determines the future; so let's just
concentrate on the here and now. Then we already have entered the Lord's
Kingdom and when, early or late, he comes to call us to himself, it will just
be a reunion of old friends. In fact, he is already here and has always been
and always will be. It is not that he will come to us but that we will enter
into a deeper relationship with him when we pass through death to a different
kind of life.
(You are most welcome to add your thoughts and reflections
in the comment section below)
Happy Sunday
Thank you Fr. Anush for your beautiful and encouraging messages ��
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