Not a stone upon a stone

While his disciples were looking with admiration and awe at the temple of Jerusalem, a magnificent work of art and the sign, par excellence, of their identity as God's chosen people, Jesus says that one day not a stone upon another stone will be left of it. And Jesus will be proven right, for, indeed, later on Jerusalem will be greatly destroyed, totally razed to the ground.
All of us have our own Jerusalems, our carefully and beautifully built lives that make us happy and give us security. And we almost always say a silent prayer, "please, Lord, let it stay this way!" Then something happens. It could be something big or small. Then we find our Jerusalem razed to the ground; our securities are taken away from us with force.
Then we go through a series of emotions: disbelief and shock ... despair ... anger ... loneliness ... skepticism ... resignation ... quiet surrender ... trust ... hope ... courage to rise and continue living ... Then we realize that "Jerusalem" is not a particular state of life where everything is perfect.
It is truly God who gives us our identity and security.