October 19, 2011
Luke 12:39-48
Jesus said to His disciples, ”Be sure of this: If the master of the
house had known the hour when the thief was coming, he would not have
let his house be broken into. You also must be prepared, for at an hour
you do not expect, the Son of Man will come.”
Then Peter said, “Lord, is this parable meant for us or for
everyone?” And the Lord replied, “Who, then, is the faithful and prudent
steward whom the master will put in charge of his servants to
distribute the food allowance at the proper time? Blessed is that
servant whom his master on arrival finds doing so. Truly, I say to you,
he will put him in charge of all his property.
But if that servant says to himself, ‘My master is delayed in
coming,’ and begins to beat the menservants and the maidservants, to eat
and drink and get drunk, 46then that 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 unfaithful.
That servant who knew his master’s will but did not make
preparations nor act in accord with his will shall be beaten severely;
and the servant who was ignorant of his master’s will but acted in a way
deserving of a severe beating shall be beaten only lightly. Much will
be required of the person entrusted with much, and still more will be
demanded of the person entrusted with more.”
Reflection
You also must be prepared. What does it mean to be prepared? It
means to expect surprises always, to be open to the unexpected.
Blessings come as surprises and are sweet because we never expect them.
Whenever unexpected things came my way, I used to ask the Lord, “WHY?!” I
would react and complain, grimace and feel bad.
But I found out that this only made the situation heavier and
gloomier. So I have changed the question. Whenever life surprises me, I
now ask the Lord, “What for, Lord?” and I stand excitedly waiting for
the blessing behind the surprise. I believe that the Lord will never
gift us with a bad thing, for everything that comes from Him is good.
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