The Writing on the Wall

WORD 2day: Wednesday, last week in Ordinary time

November 24, 2021: Daniel 5:1-6,13-14,16-17,23-28; Luke 21: 12-19

Let us have a look around! The pandemic is still ravaging parts of the world and the rest of the world seems to be in fear and anxiety. There is the crisis of climate change and just a few days ago the summit at Glasgow was over, warning us of the imminent and treacherous dangers of the global crisis. Inspite of all these there are the political forces, at loval levels and at international levels who are going on with their inhuman plotting against a peaceful and just human existence. What are we to conclude from here?

The writing on the wall is very clear: we are heading towards an event of mass destruction! Everything seems to indicate the fact that we have already reached a point of no return. That feeds the imagination of many quacks and gullibles who give vent to their talents of fantasising these days. We see predictions and warnings and to-do prescriptions galore! That is not the point...our faith, the gift of the Holy Spirit should help us to make the reflection that Jesus inspires in us today. In fact, Jesus makes a silent point: 

Keep Calm and Go on being Children of God. 

Terror Around? Violence at your doorstep? Fire above your head? Pain and Sickness in the air? Death and dangers all around? Keep Calm; Endure it...can you? Let us pray for that strength, that strength to endure and we shall have our reward - here and now, peace of mind; in eternity, the inheritance of the children of God.