Gospel: Luke 12:35-38
Blessed are those servants whom the master
finds vigilant on his arrival. 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.”
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Reflection:
Why does Jesus tells us to be vigilant? Because we never know when he will come, He may come any day that we least expect. This is how much Jesus loves us! If Jesus doesn’t love us He wouldn’t bother to tell us to be prepared. But in truth and in fact Jesus loves us dearly, are we able to reciprocate this great love of Jesus for us?
If we continue to do good; if we continue to be humble, if we are able to attend Holy Mass if we continue to bring others closer to Jesus and if we can walk away from sin then we are prepared. Are these already enough preparation for the coming of the Lord? We never know for we don’t have the capacity to read the mind of God.
Nevertheless, Jesus has already given us the lead on how we can best prepare ourselves for the great coming of the Lord. What if we are not prepared? We have nobody to blame but ourselves for this simply means that we refused to heed the call of Jesus.
Yet, there are many who live their life as if they own it for themselves, as if they are in control of their lives. But nobody is in control except Jesus that’s why we must always be prepared.
Life is never permanent we may be in the pink of health today but we never know what may happen to us the next day or even the next minute. We never know if the breath that we will take before we sleep tonight is our last or not, this is how fragile life is.
This gospel is a wake up call for all of
us to always be prepared. Are you always prepared? – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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