Waiting

Having started this little exercise of writing short reflections on the readings for the day in October/ November, I've quickly learned that a lot of the readings toward the end of the liturgical year have a lot to do with the end-times. The context of the Gospel writers was that they were anticipating the Second Coming within their lifetimes. I thought that the Gospel of the First Week of Advent would be Christmassy and put an end to all the eschatological talk but apparently, it continues until today.

But then again, the Gospel today might be a good transition from one season of waiting to another. Since Advent follows the end of the liturgical year, it seems we transition from waiting for the end-time to waiting for the Messiah. Or another way of looking at it is that we being the liturgical year waiting during advent and end the liturgical year watching while the disciples wait for the end time.