When you hear of wars and insurrections,
do not be terrified, for these things must take place first,
but the end will not follow immediately.
—Luke 21.9
Nation will rise against nation.
Even the rich will war against the poor,
with plagues and famines.
But even the end of an era is not the end.
Life is greater than emperors.
There are rough spots, like this, on humanity’s path.
Generations from now, they will speak of these times.
They will remember some rulers, a war or two.
They will have no names for the faithful
who remained steadfast, who passed on
love and wisdom to the next generation.
We will be as invisible to them
as we are to the emperor of this age.
But as long as we convey grace,
even to those who do not yet know they are called,
the end will not come,
and those yet unborn will marvel
at the long history of love.
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Steve Garnaas-Holmes
Unfolding Light
www.unfoldinglight.net
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