The Gospel for Tuesday of the 29th week in Ordinary Time is taken from Luke 12:35, 38th verse. Jesus said to his disciples, gird your loins and light your lamps and be like servants who await their master’s return from a wedding, ready to open immediately when he comes and knocks. Blessed are those servants whom the Master finds vigilant on his arrival. Amen. I say to you, he will gird himself, have them recline at table and proceed to wait on them. And should he come in the second or third watch and find them prepared in this way, blessed are those servants.

Whenever a wedding is used as an image in scripture, Ed referenced God’s union with our humanity. He wants to marry us. He wants to be a part of us. He wants to make a vow with us that we’ll take care of one another. And here we see Jesus talking about being open and vigilant for this great message of union with God. And then he goes on to say that when he himself knows that you understand this, he is delighted.

And he does something so unusual. He, the Master, takes care of and ministers to his servants. What a beautiful image of God’s relationship with us. God taking care of us because we are open and receptive. After your reflection, I’ll close with a prayer. Sam Sa Satan Sa Sam Closing prayer Father, bless us with an awareness of all that you long to say to us.

Give us time, quiet, restful time when we can simply listen to you and understand that you are there to serve us. It is beyond our imagining, but you are the God of service. Help us to live in that. And we ask this in Jesus name. Amen.