A reading from the holy Gospel according to Lk 12:39-48
Jesus said to his disciples: “Be sure of this: if the master of the house had known the hour when the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into. You also must be prepared, for at an hour you do not expect, the Son of Man will come.” Then Peter said, “Lord, is this parable meant for us or for everyone?” And the Lord replied, “Who, then, is the faithful and prudent steward whom the master will put in charge of his servants to distribute the food allowance at the proper time? Blessed is that servant whom his master on arrival finds doing so. Truly, I say to you, he will put him in charge of all his property. But if that servant says to himself, ‘My master is delayed in coming,’ and begins to beat the menservants and the maidservants, to eat and drink and get drunk, then that servant’s master will come on an unexpected day and at an unknown hour and will punish the servant severely and assign him a place with the unfaithful. That servant who knew his master’s will but did not make preparations nor act in accord with his will shall be beaten severely; and the servant who was ignorant of his master’s will but acted in a way deserving of a severe beating shall be beaten only lightly. Much will be required of the person entrusted with much, and still more will be demanded of the person entrusted with more.”
REFLECTION:
"at an hour you do not expect, the Son of Man will come.”
We give our time to who and what we love. We are slaves to the one we obey, the one we follow.
Those we love we keep close. Our treasures are placed in a safe place protecting them from bad intent.
The gifts and graces of the Kingdom of Heaven were given to us at great expense.
Jesus won for us the resurrected victory over death. We can lose these treasures, gifts and graces if we do not guard, protect and hold dearly our minds, hearts and the Word.
Walk humbly, do charitable works of mercy, read the Bible and daily converse with Jesus.
Let’s open our arms to protect and embrace the whole humanity especially the least important: the hungry, the poor, the sick, the imprisoned, the hungry, the naked and the disabled.
Will we be ready to meet God face to face on that Day of Judgment?
"Only those who serve with love are able to protect."
~ Pope Francis
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