The Temple at Jerusalem in Jesus' time was a magnificent building and one of the wonders of the world. People were commenting to Jesus on the beautiful decorations of jewels and votive offerings. His hearers must have been shocked, when Jesus told them that in time the building would be utterly destroyed with "not one stone left on another". Who would ever have dreamt that the World Trade Center, that temple to capitalism, would be reduced to rubble in a matter of minutes? And how much more the Temple of God? "When will this happen?" they asked him. Jesus' answer is directed more to the end of time than to the actual destruction of the Temple which occurred about 40 years later in the year 70 AD. In fact, one event blends into the other. To many who were witnesses to its destruction, it must have seemed like the end of their world. What kind of life could they live without their Temple, without the dwelling place of their God? How could Yahweh allow such a thing to happen? Even for Christians the destruction of the Temple must have looked like the beginning of the end. At every pivotal time in the history of our planet, there are people who claim to see the end in sight. The coming of the third millennium was no exception. So far they have all been wrong. The attitude of Christians is not to be one of fear and anxiety. The only end most of us need to be concerned about is our own. And the best way to prepare for that is to make the most of each and every day as it comes.