Daniel 2:31-45 / Luke 21:5-11
If we ever granted the opportunity to have a glimpse of the future, would we want to take it up.
It would just be a glimpse of one event after event, with no words or comments.
As much as we would be curious to have a look into the future, will we be able to handle what comes along with it?
Probably we would have to think about the anxiety and stress about knowing too much of the future.
In the 1st reading, king Nebuchadnezzar had a vision which he wasn’t able to interpret or understand.
He may have been curious about the future but that vision made him anxious.
Even with Daniel’s interpretation of the vision, king Nebuchadnezzar’s anxiety about the future would have increased.
In the gospel, the people also asked Jesus about the future, when they questioned Him about what is going to happen in the future and when will it happen.
Jesus told them to take care not to be deceived.
As we reflect deeper on what Jesus said, we may realise that we are curious and maybe even anxious about the future.
But we should also realise that we should reflect on the present and how we are living our lives now.
When we have grip on the present, and know Jesus is with us here and now, then we will be at peace with the future.