"The time is near at hand!" (Lk 21: 8)The one big question we Christians need to keep on asking ourselves is not when or how the world will end but how well are we prepared for the end of our journey.
33rd Sunday's Gospel (Lk 21: 5-19) serves to prepare us for the Lord’s coming. What we are challenged to do today is to turn our fingers toward ourselves and ask truthfully, “Am I ready?” Before we allow ourselves to take comfort in thinking the end of time is far off, we are also called to acknowledge that our personal time in this world is limited. Surely, the end of the world will come but it is yet far…far from our understanding, perception and prediction.
Jesus warns us, “Not to be misled” by those who would say, “The time is near.” Jesus is urging us to be well prepared for the end of our lives by engaging ourselves in our daily task – which is far most challenging. We have to be prepared to face the challenges of the world, tensions, conflicts and difficulties ahead of us.
Our state of readiness to meet the Lord depends on the type of life we choose. Jesus is actually asking us to be well prepared for the end by facing the world courageously and bravely with all its trials, conflicts, and sufferings by trusting and building confidence in Him.
Psalms: "The Lord comes to rule the peoples with fairness and peace"
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