Daniel 2:31-45 / Luke 21:5-11 (2017)
The end of the world may be a figment of imagination for some, a streak of obsession for others, but nonetheless a point of contention for all of us.
Movies that portray the end of the world events will always enjoy a good box-office success.
For those who can imagine more than others, they can think of things that would happen to the world, things that we couldn't have imagined.
And for most of us, as we try to come to terms with the disasters and tragedies and calamities that come one after another, and at times all together, we might wonder why it is happening and how long more do we have to endure.
And if we are wondering and trying to come to terms with what is happening around us, Jesus states as a matter of fact: And when you hear of wars and revolutions, do not be frightened, for this is something that must happen, but the end is not so soon.
So it seems that there is more to come and it also seems that it will be for quite a long time more.
As we heard in the 1st reading, mighty kingdoms will come and go. Everything is changing such that not a single stone will be left on another and everything will be destroyed.
Yet even as the winds blow across the shifting sands and time and tide roll on relentlessly, there is one, and only one, constant stability.
In the midst of changes, big or small, God remains as the constant stability on whom we can put our faith and on whom we must put our faith.
If we do not put our faith in God who is our constant stability and who is great in faithfulness, then we will be swarmed with imaginations and obsessions that will only lead us to the abyss of delusions.
Let us stay close to God, the Rock of our faith, and who is the beginning and the end.