In those days,
after that suffering,
the sun will be darkened,
and the moon will not give its light,
and the stars will be falling from heaven,
the powers in the heavens will be shaken…
when you see these things taking place
you will know that he is near, at the very gates.
Mark 13:24-32
So, where are you?
Paris is burning
128 are dead
her borders are tightened
She quakes
like Japan, again
under a tsunami warning.
High speed trains derail in Echwersheim
killing at least 10
while millions of homeless refugees
seek asylum and are turned away.
Not here! We must keep ourselves safe.
O, and what about those 147 murdered by Islamic extremists
at Garissa University College in Kenya back on April 2
barely a blip on our radar
the news media failed to report.
“Black lives matter”, too.
We’ve seen the sign of the fig tree
generation after generation after generation,
twenty-one now, and
still you don’t come.
So perhaps we’ve misunderstood the Scripture?
Who is this Son of Man coming in clouds?
Are we looking for the historical Jesus
riding on his white horse?
or should we be looking for our own enlightened conscious Selves,
humankind evolving into a greater force of love.
Whatever,
the sun is still dark,
the moon still fails to give its light
stars still fall
and no one comes to the rescue.
by Sheila Conner
Gospel Series
11/15/2015
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