The texts from the Roman Catholic Lectionary today warn us to be careful of moving beyond the truth and Love experience expressed by the Evangelists to some reorganization of spirituality which is more human than Divinely inspired.
The very short second letter of John is a warning about the Gnostic philosophy which attempts to restate Jesus reality. Friar Jude Winkler comments on the this denial of some preachers to the community of Jesus Incarnation and death. The striking phrase from the Gospel of Luke about vultures gathering over the dead body introduces another extension of spirituality into a phenomena known as the rapture. In the here and now, Amy Hoover sees the need for vigilance in these verses. Don Schwager addresses the meaning in this passage by focusing on an end time which comes for all of us. Paul Thigpen expresses the Good News of the final days through reference to the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Christian Tradition is dealing with the Mystery. Our position in spiritual matters should be informed by study of those believers who have struggled with truth and Love in our history.
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