Jesus is very clear: "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."
(Lk 12:30). Jesus always comes, his love is so great, that nothing can hold it back, except our indifference or stubbornness. We intentionally or unintentionally through our busyness or distraction keep the door locked or our lamps out, while he knocks or tries to inflame the lamps of our souls. Somehow, his persistence will penetrate as oil seeps in through the cracks. He will not give up.
St. Marcellin advocated being in the Presence of God as much as possible and initiated the "Prayer of the Hour" so that the Brothers might pause from their studies, teaching or manual labor, to offer a prayer..a Hail Mary, an Our Father, a Glory Be. At least it was something. but he also encouraged developing a sense of God's presence with us as we go about our daily tasks, as if he were working alongside with us. Cultivating this habit would surely make us ready for Jesus' coming, no matter when.
Bro. Rene
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