Know your place in your time.

In the older and those born earlier, it happens that when talking to the younger ones, they sigh: In our time, this was not the case. Now is the wrong time. In the young, when watching discoveries with various information about what awaits a person in the future, we are faced with a desire to live as long as possible or to be able to live in the future. Thirdly, the famous saying of the philosopher: – The most incredible wisdom of man is: To live his life honestly and responsibly. – Yes, we cannot change what yesterday was; we are just trying to learn from it. And what will be tomorrow? We do not have to worry about when we experience what we are experiencing now, as we should.

The Lord Jesus tells us, “How come you cannot judge the present time? Why do you not judge for yourself what is fair?” (Lk 12:56). The Lord Jesus called us into this world in these circumstances. If he had wished, we had lived in the past or the future, he would have taken care of it. From this, one can also sense the incorrect teaching of some religions about reincarnation. About this, however, in another place.

Old age, illness, the growth of years, all this is a sign of the times for us that an encounter with God is approaching. True, this is not what we want to remind ourselves of. Therefore, we confuse the essential with the insignificant, the primary with the secondary, and the necessary with the unnecessary. The Lord Jesus said this by saying, “When you see that a cloud is rising in the west, you immediately say, ‘The rain will come, and it shall be so. And when the southerly wind blows, you say: It will be hot, and it dwells. Hypocrites, you can judge the appearance of heaven and earth. How come you can’t judge the current time? Why do you not judge for yourself what is fair?” (Lk 12:54-57).

These words speak of our frequent irresponsibility for the things of God. We are concerned about temporary things, but not about eternal things. And yet eternal things cannot be postponed. Jesus points out this in the parable of the journey with the adversary to judgment. The debtor is indicted in court because he does not want to pay. The only option is to take the road to court and put it in order on the way because it is certain that he will lose the lawsuit and find himself in prison until he pays the debt to the last penny. The parable’s meaning is that we are all in debt, and the one who invites us to judgment to return the debt to him is Jesus Christ. In this context, the judge is the Lord God. God gives us one last opportunity to take advantage of the seriousness of the present hour and come to terms with the offer of the Lord Jesus to live for him and with him. Our judgment is approaching, so it is necessary to act quickly, as long as we are still on the road, that is, here on earth; otherwise, we are at risk of imprisonment.

What is the sign of our time? What is God asking of us in this hour?

The life we have fallen into is unprecedented in the history of humanity—excellent scientific and technical progress brought difficulties that were unknown in the past. Today, there is often talk of ecology, pollution of our planet, and not only of the mainland. Trees are drying up, barrenness is increasing, and deserved t is growing, but we are infesting rivers, oceans, and seas. And The air is non-breathable. Scientists have found an ozone hole that causes the temperature to rise in the air, the so-called greenhouse model, and one more, and most importantly, and most importantly. A person not only loses his face and becomes a stranger to each other, but also loses sight of his soul and ceases to be interested in the most important thing: What am I actually for in the world?

That is why this gospel sounds the alarm bells so that we can use all our abilities and attributes so that now, and not tomorrow, we can know what God asks and wants of us in the first place. Times and difficulties warn us to reflect on our future as well, to reflect on our death. And this cannot be done without Christ. Go back to Christ! Today, although it is neither Advent nor Lent, the words of John the Baptist apply: “Prepare the way for the Lord, level the paths for him! Every valley is filled, and every hill and hill is reduced…” (Lk 3:4-5).

We are aware of our position and our situation. We are the pinnacle of the creation of God. We are created in the image of God. God has appointed us to rule over the fish of the sea, the birds of heaven, and all the venison that moves on the earth. God has set us, “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God, thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.” Again and again, let us realize that we must live with God, each on his path. Surviving the present and living it with God is the most precious thing.