Nov
25
The Coming End Times—Thirty-Fourth Wednesday of Ordinary Time (Cycle II)
Revelation 15:1–4; Luke 21:12–19
Our readings today… well, they sound eerily familiar or at least foreboding. We’re experiencing a time that seems cataclysmic. We’re seeing the kinds of societal breakdown that we expect of the end days. We, of course, are seeing the impacts of the pandemic, which sounds just like the plagues from Revelation. I think we’ve all been seeing the signs of the times in our current events. But frankly, we’ve been seeing the signs of the times for years.
When I was teaching English composition back in the 90s, I took my students through a thought experiment about the cyclical nature of civilizations. They start from some low place and by virtue grow to a place of resilience and strength. From that place, they grow in abundance and liberty.
Our readings today… well, they sound eerily familiar or at least foreboding. We’re experiencing a time that seems cataclysmic. We’re seeing the kinds of societal breakdown that we expect of the end days. We, of course, are seeing the impacts of the pandemic, which sounds just like the plagues from Revelation. I think we’ve all been seeing the signs of the times in our current events. But frankly, we’ve been seeing the signs of the times for years.
When I was teaching English composition back in the 90s, I took my students through a thought experiment about the cyclical nature of civilizations. They start from some low place and by virtue grow to a place of resilience and strength. From that place, they grow in abundance and liberty.
