Good morning,

It might be comforting for some people to know that according to a June 2012 article in National Geographic, ". . . the ancient Maya predicted the world would continue. That was their point.  They didn’t predict the end of the world.  There would be cycles, new beginnings but never endings."  Here is the link to the article:

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2012/06/explorers-journal

So to the Maya, this is apparently a new beginning, not an ending.  Praise God!

Merry Christmas