Gospel
Mass Lectionary · GospelLuke 21:29–33
Prayer on Fire Gospel Lesson
Look at the fig tree and all the trees. When they put out leaves, you know summer is near. So when you see these things, the kingdom of God is near. This generation will not pass away until all has taken place. Heaven and earth will pass away. My words will not.
Where this sits
This is the reading of the signs, after the discourse on the end.
The leaves
The signs are as readable as a tree. The kingdom is near when these things happen. The generation word is the hard one. He ties the events to the generation that hears him. The last line is the ground under all of it. His words outlast heaven and earth.
What to take
Learn to read the time. And hold the word that does not pass away, even when the world does.
Original – Prayer on Fire
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