The Vultures will gather

Jesus said to his disciples, "As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be in the days of the Son of Man, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage up to the day Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all. Similarly, as it was in the days of Lot: they were eating, drinking, buying, selling, planting, building; on the day Lot left Sodom; fire and brimstone rained from the sky to destroy them all. So will it be on the day the Son of Man is revealed. On that day, someone who is on the housetop and whose belongings are in the house must not go down to get them, and likewise in the field must not return to what was left behind. Remember the wife of Lot. Whoever seeks to preserve his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will save it. I tell you, on that night there will be two people in one bed; one will be taken, the other one left. And there will be two women grinding meal together; one will be taken, the other one left." They said to him in reply, "Where, Lord?" He said to them, "Where the body is, there also the vultures will gather."

Consideration: Jesus has given us many warnings about future events. Many paint for us a grim picture of much distress and suffering. Jesus, the Son of Man, also gives us ways to avoid many of the hardships that await humanity. We must heed his words and amend our lives; not falling prey to the forces of darkness that surround us all, seeking to lead us to destruction. We cannot control God's will; but if we follow it, we have nothing to fear. Amen.