In
the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Reasonableness and rejoicing are two concepts that seem to go hand in
hand according to St. Paul. You have among you the mind of Christ,
which fosters reasonableness, which therefore leads to rejoicing.
And, having this mind about you, think about what is noble and good.
Reasonableness and rejoicing are not two concepts that one might use
to describe our world these days, however. It seems that wherever you
look, whatever you hear, people are talking about two crises, real or
imagined. The end of the Mayan calendar and the “fiscal cliff”.
St. Paul says that “The
Lord is at hand.” The Mayan
calendar may come to an end this coming Friday. It is possible – as
likely as not – that the world as we know it will come to an end.
It is even possible that Christ will come again in glory this
weekend. So what? The Lord is already at hand. If the Lord comes
again next weekend, all your pain and suffering, all your unpaid
bills and unwanted expenses will pass away. The Lord will come to
call you home to Himself in heaven, where there is only rejoicing at
the marriage feast of the Lamb.
