There is an old song that I remember hearing in my youth. (You might say it would have to be really old.) The song had a stanza that went: Every one who talks about heaven ain’t going there.
In the 12th century a poet/song writer called Bernard of Morlaix wrote a poem of three thousand lines. Now that is a formidable task. I will have written that many lines in the articles I write for this bulletin over a few years. I can’t imagine writing a poem of this length and I can’t imagine any of you reading it all the way through. You might not even make it to the end of this article.
In this long poem Bernard pinned these lines:
The world is very evil
The times are waxing late
Be sober and keep vigil
The judge is at the gate.
We live in a challenging time. Crises seem to be the invader of our day. We have moral crises, financial crises, family crises, prison crises, judicial crises, health crises and more crises than we can shake a stick at.
The world is very evil
The times are waxing late.
God is still in charge and those who believe this can survive the crises of any time. He will accomplish His will and those who are on His side will win the victory. For everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. (I John 5:4)
Be sober and keep vigil
The judge is at the gate.