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Sunday, December 6, 2020

Sunday Meditation: The Lord Will Come Like A Thief

From today’s second reading:

 

But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a mighty roar and the elements will be dissolved by fire, and the earth and everything done on it will be found out.

       -2 Peter 3:10

 

That simile, to “come like a thief,” has such great resonance.  It is so powerful, and then the imagery of disintegration sends shivers down ones spine.  Peter is referring to the end of times of course but it can also be read as our mortal end. 



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