Be on guard so that your hearts are not weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of this life, and that day catch you unexpectedly, like a trap. For it will come upon all who live on the face of the whole earth. Be alert at all times, praying that you may have the strength to escape all these things that will take place, and to stand before the Son of Man.” Every day [Jesus} was teaching in the temple, and at night he would go and spend the night on the Mount of Olives, as it was called. And all the people would get up early in the morning to listen to him in the temple. Luke 21:34-38, NRSV
Is every day Judgement Day? To what extent is my heart weighed down with dissipation? With drunkenness? With the worries of this life? Am I alert at all times, praying for strength? Or is my awareness diluted, distracted, dissipated, so that I do not notice the miracles and the mighty workings of God all around? What if the shepherds were too busy with their thoughts, their plans, their worries, their regrets, to notice THE STAR?
Keep Awake.
May both shadow and light guide you to God-With-Us.
Offered by Michael Giordano
Advent is all about keeping awake. Thanks, Michael.
“May both shadow and light guide you”–thank you for that–there are some shadows lurking in my life…could I think of them as leading me too? That’s a wonderful hope.
The older I get, the more I think that the shadow guides me as much as the light – it’s just an uneasy guidance…
Got to listen to Frank singing “Go Tell it on the Mountain” this morning–what a joy–brought out the sunshine. Thanks!