Being Prepared!

This past weekend, the faithful heard a powerful message coming from Luke's Gospel, 12:35-40. The message was about being prepared for the return of our Lord. Jesus says to his disciples and us: "Blessed are those servants whom the master finds vigilant on his arrival" and "You also must be prepared, for at an hour you do not expect, the Son of Man will come." I am reminded of a quote that comes from Saint Anselm, a doctor of the Church, "One thing is certain, that is death, what is uncertain is its hour." If you were to look at Luke's Gospel several verses before this particular passage began you would have seen Jesus say, "Do not be afraid any longer..." That is an occuring theme of our Lord's, "Do not be afraid." We have been blessed with the gift of faith and that becomes important as we think about being prepared. This is a message that we need to focus on everyday because we do not know what the future holds for any of us. However, we do know that our Lord has gone to prepare a place for us and he will come back to take us with him. Let us continue to pray for a strong faith and ask the Lord to help us to always be ready, to always be prepared. God Bless!!!