A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew
Jesus said to his disciples: “As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.
In those days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day that Noah entered the ark.
They did not know until the flood came and carried them all away. So will it be also at the coming of the Son of Man.
Two men will be out in the field; one will be taken, and one will be left. Two women will be grinding at the mill;
one will be taken, and one will be left.
Therefore, 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 night when the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and not let his house be broken into.
So too, you also must be prepared, for at an hour you do not expect, the Son of Man will come.” The Gospel of the Lord
The beauty of Christmas is approaching. When I was a boy I longed for the mornings when I woke up to find that it had snowed overnight. Everything covered so neatly in snow. It was bright and clean.
This is what Jesus is telling you that when he comes back he wants to find you faithful and clean.
How many of us are looking forward to the Holiday as a time to party and receive instead of a time to be thankful and give.
We cannot expect mercy but be worthy of it. If we know we are worthy of it then we are too proud to know the truth.
If you are truly faithful and truly concerned for your soul and everyone else, you would not be busy making a Christmas wish list, but you would be praying and serving.
Jesus reminds us of a time when everyone took everything for granted. They lived in excess and envy for more, instead of rejoicing in the gift of life.
God found a few faithful people and put them on a boat and cleansed the earth with a flood.
May this be the year that the love of Christ floods your heart and may that love overflow to the world.
That upon the return of Christ he will find us all as beautiful and pure as a bright white snow on Christmas day.
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