“On those days, the sun will go dark, the moon will go out, and the stars will fall from the sky.” The text aims not to scare but calls for an in-depth evaluation of what we value that is not life-giving, seeking a more profound spiritual life that allows our false securities to fade while we flourish.
How often do you feel your orderly universe has stopped when facing a personal crisis? We can change our surroundings, food, and wardrobe, but if our hearts remain untouched, we risk feeling trapped.
Jesus’ gospel is the most significant indication that Jerusalem’s leaders needed profound change.
Religious leaders loved business as usual in the temple and, therefore, resisted change while the loving and incarnate presence of Jesus, the Son of God on earth, was declared perilous. On a beautiful April afternoon, the day went dark, and things changed when at Golgotha, the son of God, was crucified.
The crucified Jesus uttered the only defense from his wounded heart: “Father, Forgive them!” And suddenly darkness could not take over because love had prevailed; by his wounds, we were forgiven.
Though still present, our insecurities no longer held power; from the root of our weaknesses, Jesus healed the weight of our faults as if stars were falling.
Thy Kingdom come, we pray. It came as a mustard seed, full of God’s promise; It has come as a little buried light, which I must release so that it may become my destiny.