![]() ![]() ![]() We have followed him along the way, and listened along with his disciples as he taught about the Kingdom of God. A couple of weeks ago, Jesus was still on his way to Jerusalem, a journey that began back in chapter nine of Luke’s gospel. To put today’s reading into perspective, we need to backtrack a little. ![]() So it isn’t surprising that, when Jesus starts talking about the way things will be “at the end of the Age,” his disciples want to know “When, Lord? How will we know? What will be the sign that these things are about to take place?” But it also probably isn’t surprising that Jesus doesn’t give a cut-and-dried answer. No one likes a runner who stops just short of the finish line. We aren’t too fond of running out of paint just before the last wall in the room gets a coat. We don’t like things to be unfinished, do we? We don’t like half-baked pies or ideas. Just as I was nearing the end of the book, when all the loose ends were starting to come together, I discovered that the last four pages of the book were missing. It was some futuristic novel about a group of people who survived a nuclear attack – the sort of thing that would make a great summer movie these days – and as I read it, I became deeply interested in the story. He brought me a paperback book he’d picked up at a garage sale, to help me pass the time while I waited for my throat to stop hurting. While I was in the hospital, my high school choral teacher paid me a visit. I had my tonsils removed during my junior year of high school. ![]()
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