Mt.24.37- 44 "Vigilant life journey"
Dear sisters and brothers in Jesus,
Many of you ask me, "Do you freeze up?" It is getting cold now. Slowly begins a new season. Winter is very near. Something similar takes place in the Liturgical Year also: Today begins – liturgically viewing - a new season, called “Advent”.
The Advent has a two fold character: on the one hand, preparation time for the Christmas fest with the great memory of the first coming of the Son of God to the people. On the other hand, the Christmas season at the same time draws by this commemoration of the heart towards the expectation of the Second Coming of Christ at the end of time. In both aspects, the Advent is a time of devoted and joyful expectation.
During last winter I was in Grafenau, where I learned German driving rules and obtained the German driving license. Many hours I was driving on snowy roads. I think it's not easy to drive car in winter in the Bavarian Forest . You have to be very cautious and careful that no accident takes place. Yet, beside the road there are traffic sign boards to help us with their different signs and symbols. If paths are not clear or very narrow, traffic signs play a major role.
Today's Gospel is like a sign board. It talks about vigilance and preparedness. The traffic sign of our lives is the Word of God. It is always important to look at it. . Our life is a journey, that we must proceed with caution.
Be vigilant! (Mt.24, 42) - Jesus says. The reason for this is that we do not know on which day our Lord comes (mt.24, 42). Jesus compares his arrival with the arrival of a thief.
We humans know nothing about the divine plans of His second coming. What we can say with certainty is that we all will go away from here. But the time for this is unclear for us. Important is our life here on earth. Who lives here with good deeds and good thinking can expect the arrival of Jesus happily.
"Be prepared ..." (mt.24, 43) says the Lord. The two words vigilance and preparedness are closely linked. Who is vigilant in life is also prepared for the arrival of Jesus.
The words of Jesus has always something more to say lively , so also today – i.e vigilance in this life.
We know that the signs of the times always talk about vigilance.
I sometimes watch TV shows. There are many surveys. If something has gone wrong, Media reporters immediately ask "why?". We call the media so often , in this regard, as "watch dog". If problems are found, they conduct “voting " also.
When something happens wrong, we people need to be careful and ask ourselves why it happened. In most cases, problems arise from situations in which we were not vigilant. If we destroy the Earth, the Earth retaliates in the same coin. When God-given goals are misled, there results problems for us. For example: AIDS a sign of vigilance against "unlimited Sexual freedom, diseases because of the atomic reaction , poison in our food etc ... .. - These are all signs of times and requires vigilance in our lives.
Thoughts on vigilance and readiness for the arrival of Jesus must help us to improve our lives. If we live our lives eco friendly, human friendly and life-friendly , we are alert and ready for his arrival.
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