UNLOCKING THE MYSTERIES OF GOD’S KINGDOM
Yesterday’s
Gospel passage taught us that God’s Kingdom is within us. With today’s
reading, we can say that the Kingdom of God may be compared to a child:
he or she is certainly alive and growing up, but obviously he or she
hasn’t reached adulthood yet. It’s basically the same with the Kingdom:
it’s in our midst and is growing, but it hasn’t reached yet its
fullness.
The question we might ask is, when will it reach its final fulfillment?
Or, to put it in another way, when will Jesus come in final glory to
claim God’s Kingdom here on earth for His Father?
We do not know when this will take place. But what we do know is that
it will happen suddenly and without warning. It will catch people
side-byside: those who are prepared, and those who are not.
This much is certain: once God’s Kingdom reaches its fullness, His
judgment will take place as sure as vultures circle around a dead camel
in the desert. In the meantime, we all do what we can to contribute in
hastening that fulfillment.
St. Albert the Great, our saint for today, was one man who in his time,
contributed to the coming of God’s Kingdom here on earth. He tapped
the riches of science to reach the infinite truth of the Godhead. For him, the
fields
of biology, botany, physics and chemistry were like pathways to God.
There need not be conflicts between faith and reason, between science
and religion. For all its achievements and limitations (and at the same time its mysteries still being unlocked), the realm of science is still a wide open field for
the sincere pursuit of investigation and research. Thanks to St.
Albert, we can now further unlock the mysteries of the Kingdom. Fr. Martin Macasaet, SDB
REFLECTION QUESTION: When Jesus comes again in final glory, will you be prepared?
Lord, teach me to live each day in pursuit of Your Kingdom, complete with all its mysteries.
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