Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew 24,42-51
Jesus said to his disciples: “Stay awake! For you do not know on which day your Lord will come.
Be sure of this: if the master of the house had known the hour of night when the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and not let his house be broken into.
So too, you also must be prepared, for at an hour you do not expect, the Son of Man will come.
Who, then, is the faithful and prudent servant, whom the master has put in charge of his household to distribute to them their food at the proper time?
Blessed is that servant whom his master on his arrival finds doing so.
Amen, I say to you, he will put him in charge of all his property.
But if that wicked servant says to himself, ‘My master is long delayed,’
and begins to beat his fellow servants, and eat and drink with drunkards,
the servant’s master will come on an unexpected day and at an unknown hour
and will punish him severely and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth.”
Be prepared, we do not know the day or time
1) Attentive: it is the first thing that Jesus is warning you about… be warned because Jesus is really coming!
The fast paced life we live makes us forget that we have to live a “FUL” life:(First , Unique, Last) …What does this mean? That you have to live each day like it is the First day, the most Unique day, and the Last day ever ! Do not get too used to your routine life, because you do not know when it will end. In the meantime, you should enjoy it ! (and much more if you have been close to the experience of death). This makes me think of a friend that almost died and then, by God’s miracle, she came back to life. Now it’s impressive how she transmits life to others, motivating others, sharing love and happiness with them.
We all have problems, of course…but we can commit ourselves to live our days in better ways; we can live them as if they were the First, the most Unique, and the Last days of our lives.
2) You are busy: come on!
You might tell me that you are too busy working, but come on! It is good to work, but also, you have to work on your interior life, your spirituality, your silence. Work on your character; it is not worth it to be a famous priest or a prestigious doctor if really you are more of an ogre than Shrek (the one in the movie). What good is it to enjoy the best “things” in life if you do not even spend time with your children? Let’s work on your interior spirituality so you’ll be ready when you have to leave this world. If you need to forgive or be forgiven, then do it. Work on it!
3) Hypocrites: When your life is all about parties and it becomes a disordered life, it is usually because you do not know how to face things. This is what I call the “drunk” system… those people who need alcohol to express themselves. When a person is drunk they’ll usually say too much though… they do not think straight. Then, when they are sober, they regret what they have said. You do not have to be like this, just ask for help and confront your problem. Ask for help, face life, and then make friends with life. You and your life should be walking as “one” towards happiness. Do not be a hypocrite going through life with a mask on, believing that you are walking in happiness. Take off your mask! We, as the Church, are here to help you.
God bless you in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Remember, Heaven is our goal !
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