Amen, I say to you, he will gird himself,
have them recline at table, and proceed to wait on them. And should he come in
the second or third watch and find them prepared in this way, blessed are those
servants.
Are you afraid to die?
The thought of death is something that we always
dread; we never want to speak about it. But death is one reality of life that
will come to each one of us. No one is exempted, rich or poor, educated or not
educated, whoever we are it will eventually come to us.
Jesus in our gospel is calling us to prepare for the
unannounced coming of the Lord in our lives. It’s sad that the coming of the
Lord comes to many of us through our death only. But do we need to be sad? For
example if we are given by our doctor a month to live, should we be sad with
this heart wrenching news? Of course we are entitled to be sad for this is part
of our being human.
But after a while the sadness should be replaced by
our confidence and faith in God. For the reason that we actually have nothing
to fear about death if we have strong faith in the Lord. For some, death is
even welcome news for them. How could this be?
Ahh, the reason is very simple; they have long
prepared for this by their obedience and closeness to Jesus. As such they are
not afraid to die and meet God who by the way is the author of our lives.
Therefore, it’s always imperative for us to take
seriously the advice of Jesus to the disciples. To always be prepared for the
coming of the Lord for we don’t know when it will be.
Are you already prepared for the Lord’s coming into your life? – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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