And looking at Jesus' life and ministry, it was, indeed, a short time. His ministry covered but a short span of three years or less, depending on which gospel account you follow. So, one of the points Jesus seems to be making throughout this discourse is that we should make the most of the time that we have. We haven't got long and you need to hear what I have to say. In looking at pictures of our mothers as we have this morning, or looking at how fast your kids grow up and leave home, Mother s day is certainly a day for this Gospel lesson.
Life is short, so let s get to what s important.
Listening to Paul Villano s beautiful monologue this morning was quite touching, for it is kind of a wake up call to life, realizing through the tragic suicide of his friend how precarious, how fragile life is. Blackness was all Paul could see. But toward the end of Paul s monologue, there is resurrection from the blackness of despair to the revelation of love. This whole world is looking in the wrong place for love. The only love we need indeed is the love that comes from above.