The beginning of today’s reading is pretty interesting.  One of Jesus’ friends is impressed with the architecture of some local buildings.  It’s kinda funny to me though that the guy thinks Jesus should be impressed.  Did he forget that Jesus was there when God spoke and light shot out of his mouth at 186,000 miles per second?

This whole chapter reminded me just how temporary all the “permanent” things about life are.  The buildings, Wall Street, our neighborhoods and homes…all of life as we experience it day by day is completely….well, temporary.

There are lots of people who are a whole lot smarter than me who like to discuss and argue over time tables and when things will happen or wont happen.  But, to me, the truth I need to embrace today is that the spiritual realities of God’s kingdom are far more important and make up the truly permanent part of my life.

The challenge is that we need to look beyond the structures of our culture and society that are so massive and so impressive and see the invisible Kingdom of God that is all around us.  How can we participate in that Kingdom today?