Luke 21:34-36
Jesus
said to his disciples: “Beware that your hearts do not become drowsy from
carousing and drunkenness and the anxieties of daily life, and that day catch
you by surprise like a trap. For that day will assault everyone who lives on
the face of the earth. Be vigilant at all times and pray that you have the
strength to escape the tribulations that are imminent and to stand before the
Son of Man.”
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Reflection:
What is the
best protection against the uncertainties and anxieties of this world? Our best protection is our connection with
Jesus. Connection that will cost us nothing except a little of our time. We
connect with Jesus when we pray, we talk and establish contact with Him through
our fervent prayer life.
What does
prayer do to us? It gives us inner peace. We are always calm amidst the struggles
and complexities of daily life. Active prayer life prepares us for whatever
eventualities that life may bring us.
Calamities,
unforeseen disasters and the threat of wars happen every now and then and often
times it catch us unexpectedly and it disturbs us. But if we are always
prepared spiritually we would somehow learn to cope with it emotionally and we
would still be calm.
The world
that we are in right now is so uncertain we don’t know what may happen next.
The threat of war and terrorism in many parts of the world is real and it’s
happening. We therefore have to pray for peace and ask Jesus to make our world more
peaceful.
In the
gospel for today Jesus told the disciples: “Pray that you have the strength to
escape the tribulations that are imminent and to stand before the Son of Man
(Luke 21:36).” – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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