The readings today speak of the Harvest with images from Revelation of the. "Grim Reaper" (cf. Rev 14:14-19) and the destruction of the Temple and this world as we know it (Lk 21: 5-11). Sobering thoughts as we wind down the Liturgical Year and open the door to Advent this coming Sunday. Jesus, the healer, want to make it clear that the world as we know it will "pass away", be transformed, and the new world of love and complete happiness forever will replace it. The sufferings we bear now, united to those of Jesus, which "take away the sins of the world," will be no more.
Even now, before the end of time, we can experience some of this healing as we use our sufferings to forge us into ministers of compassion and healing for others. Our own aches and pains give us real empathy with others, as we too experience the pains and inconveniences caused by physical ailments. We can be true companions on the journey with the suffering and by our understanding and presence make those sufferings a tad more bearable. Jesus, the Healer, can work through us.
Bro. Rene
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