HIS WORD

Friday of the 34th Week in Ordinary Time

Lk 21:29-33

Today is exactly a month away from Christmas Day. Although the Advent season has not started yet, it already feels like Christmas. The usual decors, songs, and sights of the yuletide season are too big and loud for us to ignore. Christmas is just around the corner! The signs around us are clear.

Jesus tells us that there are tell-tales about the coming of God’s Kingdom. Its signs are around us. We can only choose to be blind not to see them.

What are the signs of God’s Kingdom around us? What are the signs of God’s Kingdom in us? See them. Reflect on them. Live by them. Share them.

Jesus ends the Gospel today with by telling us: “Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.” Indeed, it never will. Each day, we hunger for His word. Without it, we will pass away. With it, the Kingdom of God is around us and is in us.