Days will come, when everything will be destroyed

GOSPEL THOUGHTS

*Ordinary Season : 33rd Week : Sunday*

*Gospel : Lk 21:5-19*

*First Reading : Mal 3:19-20a*

*SECOND READING - 2 Thes 3:7-12*

*Days will come, when everything will be destroyed*

*1) Every stone will be thrown down*

The Gospel gives the idea that temple is built with so many precious things 

*Some people were speaking about how the temple was adorned with costly stones and votive offerings*

Jesus says, days will come when all these things will be destroyed

*2) Our life is also a temple*

St Paul says that *our body is the temple of the Holy Spirit* 1 Corinthians 6:19-20

If our life and Body is temple, then it is built on something. 

If this temple is built on wordly things, days will come when everything will be destroyed. 

So we need to think on what my life is built?

*3) Life built on worldly things*

There are many people who build their life/body on worldly things. The following are some of the examples 

Some build their Life/body on Beauty 

Some build their Life/body on power 

Some build their Life/body on wealth, money and property

Some build their Life/body on external glory and pomp 

Some build their Life/body on illigal and immoral things 

Some build their Life/body on greed for things 

Some build their Life/body on anger, revenge, gossip, pride and hatred 

Jesus says, days will come where all these things will be destroyed, and nothing will remain 

*4) Life built on Gospel values*

There are many who build their life on Gospel values

Some build their Life/body on humility, forgiveness and sacrifice

Some build their Life/body on service, sharing, love, and understanding

Some build their Life/body on prayer, hope, charity and faith 

These above things can't be destroyed by any power on earth, because they are eternal things 

So the question is whether my life is built on eternal things or destroyable things? 

*5) Terrible things to Happen*

The Gospel also tells us that there will be terrible things in life  

Example :  earthquakes, famines, plagues, wars and persecutions 

Anger, pride, revenge, hatred, greed, immoral,  and iligal things create earthquakes, wars, famine, plagues and persecutions in our own life 

These are the signs of destruction and end of our life on earth 

So earth will not end, but my life will have an end 

So will my life destroyed or saved for eternity?? 

*Think about it*

*God bless you and your family. Praying for you and your dear ones*

*Fr Maxim DSouza*

*Jeppu Seminary*

*Mangalore*