Be Ready

While attending a church service the other day, I kept pouring over a handmade banner that said “Be Ready”.  Such a phrase could be interpreted a number of ways.  Where I was sitting this phrase obviously referred to Christ’s second coming.  Christ’s second coming is an extremely controversial issue.  Churches have split over it and many people have been labeled crazy for believing in it.  While I don’t have the theological background to cause a schism, I am just enough of a Jesus freak to be labeled crazy.

My initial reaction to seeing the banner that read “Be Ready” was one of disdain.  “Just what Guatemalans need”, I thought, “more fatalistic thinking.”  However, as my eyes struggled to peel away from the banner, the words “Be” and “Ready” moved into my mind and settled in for good.  Eventually, these words were breeding thoughts that God would use to teach me.             

Over the past couple of weeks, I have been working to complete a task that is not going how I thought it would.  This forced me to reevaluate my actions.  “What should I be doing differently?” is the question I kept asking myself.  Upon seeing the words “Be Ready” I realized that I was asking the wrong question.  We live in a world that will frustrate us.  What are we to do then?  Do we curl up and die.   No. We get ourselves ready.  We love, we worship, and we pray.  We follow the passions God has placed in our heart and we seek justice, knowing that justice may never come during our lifetime. 

If Christ were to return tomorrow, what would he find me doing?

Loving.  Loving.  Loving.