Gospel: Mark 13:24-32
Jesus said to his
disciples: "In those days after that tribulation the sun will be darkened,
and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will be falling from the
sky, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken.
"And then they
will see 'the Son of Man coming in the clouds' with great power and glory, and
then he will send out the angels and gather his elect from the four winds, from
the end of the earth to the end of the sky.
"Learn a lesson
from the fig tree. When its branch becomes tender and sprouts leaves, you know
that summer is near. In the same way, when you see these things happening, know
that he is near, at the gates. Amen, I say to you, this generation will not
pass away until all these things have taken place. Heaven and earth will pass
away, but my words will not pass away.
"But of that
day or hour, no one knows, neither the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only
the Father."
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Reflection:
A young man in desperate
straits was contemplating of ending his own life. Yes he had money and could
practically buy everything that he wants. But there was still that deep void
within him that was yearning for
something that would give meaning to his life.
Have you been
through this kind of experience wherein you yearn for something meaningful in
your life? You yearn for meaning because you can’t find relevance in your
present life in this world? We all go
through this period of emptiness in our lives as if this is already our own
version of end times experience.
What should we do
when we walk through this experience of spiritual barrenness? When everything before us seems dark and hopeless? We have to look-up to the man on the cross for
our salvation and deliverance. We have to ask Jesus to fill our barren life and
we have to ask Him to give our life substance and meaning.
Many of us thinks that the meaning of life could
be found in the material things that we possess. We think that material things
are the be all and end all of life. Only to find out that we are still empty
even if we seem to have all the wealth and power that we can afford. – Marino J.
Dasmarinas
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