Gospel: Luke 21:29-33
Jesus told his disciples a parable. “Consider the fig tree and all the
other trees. When their buds burst open, you see for yourselves and know that
summer is now near; in the same way, when you see these things happening, know
that the Kingdom of God is near. 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.”
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Reflection:
A man was asked, what is your greatest fear? The man replied, I fear
death for I don’t know what would happen to me when I die.
We all have our own set of fears, we fear losing somebody we love, and we
fear losing our job. And the worst fear perhaps is the same as with the man who
was asked about his greatest fear. However why fear when Jesus is always
there to soothe and take away our fear?
Many of us have so many fears for the reason that we don’t have Jesus in
our life and we don’t have a personal relationship with Him. This is
basically the reason why we have so many fears. But, why don’t we try to discover
more about Jesus through our faithful presence at Holy Mass? Why don’t we try
to discover more about Jesus by reading about His life in the bible?
Surely, all our fears will disappear if we do so.
Jesus in our gospel tells us that heaven and earth will pass away but His
words will not pass away (Luke 21:33). Indeed, everything will pass away or we
may pass away first before everything pass away. Nevertheless whatever happens
and whomever passes away first we have nothing to fear for as long as we have
Jesus in our lives.
Do you already have Jesus in your life? - Marino J. Dasmarinas
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