“End of the world or new beginning? Jesus invites us to live in the present with faith and hope.”
The Gospel of Mark 13,24-32 takes us into the heart of an apocalyptic discourse that may appear, at first glance, disturbing and distant from our everyday life. Jesus speaks of upset skies, falling stars and shaken cosmic powers, images that evoke the end of the world. But is it really a message of destruction that the Lord offers us? Or perhaps, between the lines of this symbolic language, lies a Word of life and hope?
The scene that Jesus describes is not a threat, but an invitation to reflect on the ultimate reality of our existence. We often live as if the world we know was eternal, as if time had no limit. But this illusion leads us to forget the essential: our life has a direction, a fulfillment, a fullness that is found only in God.
Jesus does not invite us to fear the end, but to prepare for the new beginning that God wants to bring about. The apocalyptic signs are nothing other than the prelude to the manifestation of the Son of Man, who will come “with great power and glory”. It is a message of hope: the chaos and uncertainty of the present are not the last word, because in the end there is the victory of God’s love and justice.
The true heart of this Sunday’s message is trust in the Word of Jesus: “Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.” While everything around us can change, collapse or transform, God’s love remains stable, his promise does not fail. So, faced with a world that is often unstable and full of uncertainties, how can we live with serenity and faith?
Jesus’ response is simple and provocative: we must not fixate on “when” or “how” everything will happen, but live the present with awareness and trust. The time given to us is an opportunity to build the Kingdom of God, to love, to serve, to grow in faith. Every day is a call to live not as if the end were a remote event, but as if it were the moment we meet the Lord.
In today’s society, dominated by frenzy and uncertainty, this message is more relevant than ever. How many times do we live projected into the future, anxious for what is to come, forgetting to grasp the gift of the present? How much energy do we spend chasing earthly securities, which we know are ephemeral? Jesus invites us to change perspective: it is not about escaping from the world, but about living it with a new gaze, open to hope and to the certainty that his Word is true.
On this Tuttosanità Sunday, the Gospel offers us a profound cure for our fears: faith in a God who does not abandon his creation, but leads it towards fullness. True spiritual health comes from living every day with the horizon of eternity, knowing that our life has a meaning that goes beyond the limits of time.
Jesus does not ask us to predict the future, but to be ready to welcome his coming at any moment. It doesn’t matter when or how it will happen: what matters is that you find us ready, with an open heart and hands full of works of love. The question that leaves us is provocative and personal: if everything ended today, how would the Lord find us? Are we really ready to meet him?
The end that Jesus speaks of is not an end, but a beginning. It is the invitation to trust in the God who made heaven and earth and who, through every storm, leads us towards a future of glory and peace. Let us then live with this certainty: the Lord is near, and his Word is our true lifeline.
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