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Commentary on the Gospel of October 22, 2024
Dear Friends:
Today’s Gospel invites us to live in a constant attitude of vigilance and preparation, as disciple-missionaries actively awaiting the coming of the Lord. Jesus uses the image of the servants waiting for their master to illustrate how we should be: with our waists girded and our lamps burning, ready to act at any moment.
The key teaching is to always be ready, not only for Jesus’ final return, but also for the times when God calls us in our daily lives. To live on guard means to be alert to the signs of His presence in every circumstance, to be faithful in our responsibilities, and to be open to the Lord’s calls through the people and situations we encounter.
The reward that Jesus promises to those who remain vigilant is astonishing: the Lord himself will gird himself and serve his servants. This image is a profound symbol of the love and humility of God, who not only calls us to be ready, but promises us a reward of immense closeness to Him.
This Gospel motivates us not to live in passivity or comfort, in distraction or superficiality, but in an active and awakened faith. The Christian life is an active waiting, a call to be ready to respond to God’s love in creative fidelity at any moment. To be on guard means to have a constant attitude of prayer, service and availability, because we do not know the day or the hour when the Lord will knock at our door.
Blessed are those who live with an awake heart, attentive to the small calls of each day, because they will receive the greatest reward: the close and loving presence of God, who bends down to serve us and to give us his life.