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Theo Tigno•
10/21/2008 10:30 pm
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Wednesday, October 22nd 2008 |
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, then that servant's master will come on an unexpected day and at an unknown hour and will punish the servant 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."
Dawg's thought:
Today's prayer intention is for those who are unemployed.
There's an email that I'm suppose to respond to. It's been waiting for the past 2 weeks ... A toilet in the main bathroom in my condo has been broken since the Olympics. It's still not fixed ... I told myself that I would say no to more things so that I be more available to say yes to things that God may have in store for me. I seem to be saying yes to more things ...
I remember saying to myself, "I'll answer that email when I have a chance ... I'll fix the toilet when I'm ready to figure out how I'm going to turn the water off ... I'm going to start saying no when I feel that I don't have much more to give ..."
Yet, after all the excuses, the problem never goes away. Instead, it often times gets worse.
Which reminds me of my own prayer life and how much I am willing to abandon myself to God's mercy. I've made many excuses to keep myself to where I am comfortable. I've made enough excuses to make sure that I'm not vulnerable.
Yet, after all the excuses, the call to be holy ... the call to abandon myself to His mercy ... the call to allow my weakness to draw me closer to Him ... will never go away.
Thankfully, He hasn't stopped calling. If I want to be holy, now is the day to start. Take care and God Bless.
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