God's Purpose

But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a loud noise, and the elements will be dissolved with fire, and the earth and everything that is done on it will be disclosed. 2 Peter 3. 1 - 10

Yet again in today's reading from 2 Peter, we are warned that "the Lord will come like a thief" and in Sunday's gospel we heard the daunting prediction that "two will be in the field; one will be taken and one will be left." What is this Second Coming all about? As I reflected on that dilemma this morning, the wonderful hymn above came to mind and in it the assurance that God is working God's purpose out...and in the end, as the time draws near, the earth shall be filled with the glory of God like the water covers the sea.

What is your image of the Second Coming? Interpretation of it seems to be up for grabs, so we might as well give our own two cents worth. I wonder if, just as there are little heavens and little hells in life, so there are little second comings. And in times when the glory of God seems as present as the water that covers the sea, we might rest assured that the Living Christ was there and God's purpose is being fulfilled. Just a two cent thought!