Stay Awake

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 the night that the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and not let his house be broken into. So too, you 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 put in charge of his household to distribute to them their food at the proper time? Blessed is the servant whom his master on his arrival finds doing so. Amen, I say to you, he will put him in charge of all of 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."

Consideration: The Lord, Jesus, is giving us warning to be on guard always while waiting for his arrival. We must be prudent in continuing doing the will of God. To give to our Father the honor he deserves from his children, is to conduct our lives with integrity; always being fair and honest with others. Treat everyone with love and compassion; knowing that when the Lord returns, he will be truly pleased with us. Amen.