Reflections
“By your patient endurance you will save your souls.”“Before all these things hap- pen” is an interesting phrase which opens the gospel text to- day. This means that Jesus is refer- ring to things that will transpire before all the catastrophic and cataclysmic occurrences earlier described. At hindsight, the Lord is talking about the things that could happen every day.We do not need to wait for the great warnings and signs that are part of what may be called the fi- nal test. Every day we are already tested. Every day we are given opportunities to give witness. Every day we are given chances to demonstrate the resolve of our faith. Every day we are given oc- casions to prove our commitment to Christ. There are possible per- secutions every day. And by these means we show either we are on the side of the Lord or not. These persecutions may come from enemies from different sides: from our faith opponents, from political figures, and even from our own families. And they may be few or everyone. The exhorta- tion that Jesus gives is for us to be strong and to hold on to God no matter what: “By your patient en- durance you will save your souls.”
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