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 will
surely suffer.
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 written in stone, 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 the
book of Revelation, 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 (Revelation 3:19-20).” -
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