Do you remember the television series and book: The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy? The main selling point of the book was that, at the back of it, there was a page with "Don't Panic" in large, red letters. Today's gospel likewise, tells us not to panic. We can see, even from the Y2K bug at the turn of the century that people will so often look for reasons to be afraid. Jesus is the Alpha and Omega and has won the victory over sin and death. We still need patience and perseverance, nevertheless, the victory is our too: "... so Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin, but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him." (Heb. 9: 28)
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