So much noise bombards our attention, and reams of entertainment threaten to bury us in frivolity. Where to turn for a hopeful, sober, wise view of the world and how should live in it?

Jesus told his disciples, Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.

All the philosophies of mankind will pass away. All the collected works in every library, along with the full knowledge of ChatGPT, will go. The teachings of the Buddha and Dali Lama and every other religious teacher will fade. The chatter and videos of all the influencers will thankfully end. All the wealth and magnificence and weapons of warfare will sink below the waves. All gone.

Only the words of Jesus stand forever.

With my limited mind I can only invest mental energy in the few things. Seems to me that eternal teachings should stand at the top of the list. Jesus’ words and their application form the corpus of an astute person’s mindset and direction.

The wise ones invest here.

Matthew 24 in reading the Bible in 2023

Photo by Aaron Burden