Dressed For Action

Jesus tells us today to have our loins girt and our lamps lit, and to be ready for action when he knocks. (cf. Lk 12: 12:35).  Complacency can so easily creep into our lives, especially when things are going well and we think, "Ah, I've made it.  It's a smooth plateau from here on in;  I'll just coast along".  Little do we know what "interventions" the Lord has planned for us.  It is not necessarily the BIG knock at the door before our final exit for which we need to prepare, but for the little ones, the unexpected phone call for help across the street; a visitor from out of town who "takes a chance" to see if we're home to chat and catch up; a slight twist of an ankle or a mis-step off a curb, which can change our lives for weeks, even months ahead.  It is also the "knock" and request to give more of ourselves than we had planned, to relinquish not only material goods, but a goal we had set for ourselves, or to accept a challenge that we had not anticipated.  We have experienced these knocks, and for the most part, have answered generously, if not reluctantly at first, and found that God's Knock, when answered positively, opens more doors than we ever thought possible.
Bro. Rene