To read the texts click on the texts:1 Thess 4:1-8; Mt 25:1-13
In the parable of today we will hear of
the ten bridesmaids, five of whom were prepared and five unprepared, five of
whom had oil and five of whom who did not. We are told that five were foolish
and five were wise right at the beginning of the parable, because we cannot
tell this just be looking at them. All ten have come to the wedding; all ten
have their lamps burning; all ten presumably have on their gowns. The readiness
is what distinguishes the wise from the foolish.. Five are ready for the delay
and five are not. Five have enough oil for the wedding to start whenever the
bridegroom arrives; the foolish ones have only enough oil for their own
timetable.
It is easy to be good for a day if
goodness is seen only as a means to an end. It is easy to be merciful for a day
if mercy is seen only as a means to an end. However, if we see goodness and
mercy and everything that is positive as an end in itself, then it is possible
to be good and merciful and positive always. We are called then to be like the
wise ones with our lamps always burning so that we will then be able to welcome
the Lord whenever he comes.
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