It's the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine

So with all the recent doomsday predictions, The song that is the title of this blog has been in my head a lot, mostly because I knew that there was virtually no chance of the end of the world actually occurring when Harold Camping said it would.  All you have to do is look at Luke 21:8, which states  "See that you not be deceived, for many will come in my name, saying, 'I am he,' and 'The time has come.' Do not follow them!"  Or Matthew 24:36, which states "But of that day and hour no one knows, neither the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone."

I just hope that none of Harold Camping's followers lose faith in God, because the rapture, or the end of the world, or whatever was supposed to happen, didn't.  I also worry about the people who sold all of their belongings, because they "knew" the world was going to end.  Now they have nothing, and they are stuck with figuring out how to continue a life they didn't think they would have to continue.

As Christians, we believe that Jesus will come again one day, for the final judgement.  But if we start looking for a specific time for His coming, we lose sight of what our real purpose on this earth is.  And that purpose is to do the will of God, and to bring him Honor and Glory through our daily lives.  Our Pastor was talking about Christ's Second Coming at Mass this weekend, and he mentioned a case in which St. Francis of Assisi was asked what he would do if he knew the world was going to end.  He simply replied: I would keep on tending my garden.  And that is the spirit that we need to have.  We do not need to wait on the Lord, but rather continue to serve him faithfully at all times, not always anticipating his return.

May God bless us as we continue to do His work. Amen.