Thursday, August 26, 2021

Thursday of Week 21 in Ordinary Time

Matthew 24:42-51
Keep Awake

Seigneur, tu gardes mon âme.
Lord, you watch over my soul.

What does it mean to keep awake?
It doesn't mean don't sleep!
In the context of my faith
it seems to point to a kind of attentiveness
to that which gives me direction and purpose...the presence of Christ in and all around.
I cooperate to the extent that I perceive and welcome.

The gospel focuses both on the culmination of time and life now.
Wailing and gnashing of teeth
sounds threatening
but isn't that what happens to us when we forget 
Whose we are? 


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