Gospel: Luke
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.”
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Reflection:
When a
typhoon is about to hit a certain area the government would always remind its
citizens to be prepared or even relocate for a period of time. The reason behind
is very basic: to avoid destruction of lives and properties. Those who would
hear the call for preparedness would survive and those who wouldn’t would
suffer from their indifference.
In today’s
gospel Jesus once again calls us to be prepared for He will come to us when we
least expect Him to come into our lives. But does Jesus really come to our
lives without prior warning? Does He really surprise us with His immediate
presence thus we are caught unaware?
Before
Jesus comes to us He would first knock into our hearts so that we could open
our hearts to Him and embrace His offer of renewal with open arms. By doing so we hear His call for us to be
prepared.
But for
those who would pretend not to hear even if they hear, those who would continue
with their sinful lives even if Jesus is calling him/her for renewal. They may
be awakened to the sad reality of life and this sad reality is the sufferings that
they may face for the reason that they did not listen to Jesus.
Nevertheless,
everything is not lost yet, for as long as we breathe there’s always a chance
to listen to the voice of Jesus coursed through people around us or even events
around us. Who earnestly call upon us to be prepared by means of walking away
from all of our sinfulness.
In
Revelation 3:19-20, the Lord tells us: I reprimand and correct all those I love.
Be earnest and Change
your ways. Look I stand at the door and knock, if anyone hears my call and
opens the door.
I will come into him and have supper with him. - Marino J. Dasmarinas
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