Live well now; let death wait

Morning: Psalm 105:1-22; Malachi 2:1-16; James 4:13-5:6

Evening: Psalm 105:23-45; Luke 17:20-37

Some Gospel passages are challenging.  This is one, with Jesus responding to people’s worries about the End.  I think explorer David Livingstone gave a good summary of Jesus’s response: “I do not know how the great loving Father will bring out the light at last, but he knows and he will do it.”  Or, don’t worry yourself with things that don’t concern you – like when the end will come, your own or the world’s.  Why? Because that’s like a living death, and there are ‘vultures’ who feed on our preoccupation with death.  Instead, devote your thoughts to living well now.