You heard that the antichrist was coming,
but the truth is that many antichrists have already appeared—
small shadows that bend what is true,
quiet movements that pull the heart away from Christ.
And when we look around,
we can see how easily this happens.
Over the past decade, our culture has shifted in deep and rapid ways.
Social media and digital technology shape
how we speak, think, and even relate.
Views on work, family, and identity keep changing.
Political polarization grows louder.
And slowly, almost without noticing,
these begin to take the place of Christ
in the quiet spaces of the heart.
Into this moment,
John speaks with a steady, urgent voice:
“Children, it is the last hour.”
Not to frighten us,
but to remind us that every age carries its own shadows—
subtle distortions of truth,
small denials of Christ,
gentle drifts away from the light.
And in the face of these shadows,
the Gospel leads us back to the beginning:
In the beginning was the Word…
and the Word was God.
Before confusion, before sin,
before the noise of the world,
there was the Word—
steady, eternal, radiant.
This Word is the light of the human race,
a light no darkness has ever overcome.
To all who receive Him,
He gives the power to become children of God—
not spectators,
not distant admirers,
but children who belong to the Father.
In a world of competing voices
and shifting foundations,
We are called back to the One Light that never fades.
The last hour is not a threat—
it is an invitation.
An invitation to cling to Christ,
to walk as His children,
and to let His light shine through us.
Prayer
Lord Jesus, Word made flesh,shine Your light into the shadows of my heart.
Where truth bends, straighten me.
Where my love drifts, draw me back.
In a world of many voices,
let Yours be the one I follow.
Make me a child of the Father,
steady in Your grace,
faithful in Your truth,
and radiant with Your light
that no darkness can overcome.
Amen.
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