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Sunday 12 November 2023. 3 before Advent. Matthew 25: 1-13
Are we prepared to meet him?
Remembrance Sunday gives us the opportunity to give thanks for those who generously gave up their lives for the sake of their loved ones and those not yet born.
Today we are called to wait with hope for the coming of Christ, using the wisdom brought to us by the Scriptures. We are encouraged to stay awake because, just as those who died in war, we don't know either the day or the hour.
Are there things that we would do if we knew our time was short? Are there relationships in our lives that are in need of healing? Are there things we need to say to people that we keep putting off?
Are we like the wise bridesmaids – open minded, alert and fully prepared, being generous in our preparations? Or like the foolish bridesmaids – closed minded, with pockets of our lives untouched by the Gospel message; unprepared because we’ve buried our heads in the sand to other possibilities?
By being generous in our relationships, ready to forgive, ready to say sorry ourselves, and open to God’s prompting to go the extra mile generously for one another, we will be emulating what God does for us.
Sharran Ireland was Team Rector of four churches now retired with PTO in the Diocese of Canterbury
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