1 Peter 4:7-13 / Mark 11:11-26
Our country can be called a global city, and being as such, the pace of life here can be described as fast and faster.
In our highly urbanized city, where productivity and efficiency are the terms for success, almost everything is about what we can gain from the here and the now.
As a matter of fact, our survival and our future depends very much on how productive and efficient we are.
With so much of rushing around and with so many urgent deadlines to meet, there is not much time or opportunity to pause and ask what is the matter all about.
The first line of the 1st reading is like a spanner being thrown into the gears and everything just comes to a crashing halt.
Yes, everything will soon come to an end, so, we have to pray better, keep a calm and sober mind.
And the purpose is to get in touch with our hearts of love so that our love for each other wont grow insincere, since love covers over many a sin.
Indeed, everything will come to an end, even faith and hope will come to an end, but love will always remain.
As much as love will always remain, on the other hand, resentment, bitterness and hatred will always remain if we choose to let them remain.
This takes the form of unforgiveness. And that is why in the gospel Jesus tells us to forgive whatever we have against anybody.
In not wanting to forgive, it will be like driving a car faster and faster towards to cliff where there will be a point of no return.
So let us pause and sober up and pray to God for forgiveness so that in being healed we too will be able to forgive.