Like the white rabbit

Good morning Trinity Tribe!

I hope you are well! It is UMW Circle meeting day! I am excited to see what is happening in the UMW World today!

Today, I was a whole day early for something. Kayla (who is a little girl who is living with us at the moment) will be recieving an award at the awards assembly at Peterson Elementary for Kindergarten. I wanted to make sure that I was there to support her. So, the girls and I ran around after yoga this morning getting out the door to be on time at Peterson at 9am. However, the awards assembly is actually tomorrow. So, we were 24 hours early. That is good for me! I am sometimes a few minutes early. And sometimes a few minutes late. But never quite THAT early! However, it is better to be early than late! It is better to be ready!

That is what these young women found out in Matthew 25
Parable of the Ten Bridesmaids

“Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten bridesmaids[a] who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. 2 Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. 3 The five who were foolish didn’t take enough olive oil for their lamps, 4 but the other five were wise enough to take along extra oil. 5 When the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.
6 “At midnight they were roused by the shout, ‘Look, the bridegroom is coming! Come out and meet him!’

7 “All the bridesmaids got up and prepared their lamps. 8 Then the five foolish ones asked the others, ‘Please give us some of your oil because our lamps are going out.’

9 “But the others replied, ‘We don’t have enough for all of us. Go to a shop and buy some for yourselves.’

10 “But while they were gone to buy oil, the bridegroom came. Then those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door was locked. 11 Later, when the other five bridesmaids returned, they stood outside, calling, ‘Lord! Lord! Open the door for us!’

12 “But he called back, ‘Believe me, I don’t know you!’

13 “So you, too, must keep watch! For you do not know the day or hour of my return.

We always have to be ready for Jesus. We don' t know if he is coming back today or tomorrow or sometime in 2012 or even some time in 3012. So, we must always be confessing our sins and asking for forgiveness…loving our neighbor…caring for one another… We cannot wait until the last minute to get ready for Jesus!

Have a blessed day! And be on the lookout for Jesus!