Readiness
and Preparedness
[Jesus said:] "Then the kingdom of heaven will be like this. Ten
bridesmaids took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were
foolish, and five were wise. When the foolish took their lamps, they took no
oil with them; but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps. As the
bridegroom was delayed, all of them became drowsy and slept. But at midnight
there was a shout, 'Look! Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.' Then
all those bridesmaids got up and trimmed their lamps. The foolish said to the
wise, 'Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.' But the wise
replied, 'No! there will not be enough for you and for us; you had better go to
the dealers and buy some for yourselves.' And while they went to buy it, the
bridegroom came, and those who were ready went with him into the wedding
banquet; and the door was shut. Later the other bridesmaids came also, saying,
'Lord, lord, open to us.' But he replied, 'Truly I tell you, I do not know
you.' Keep awake therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour."
Matthew
25:1-13
Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins
SCHADOW,
Friedrich Wilhelm von
1838-1842
Städelsches Kunstinstitut und
Städtische Galerie
Frankfurt am Main
Germany
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Schadow,FW-Die_klugen_und_t%C3%B6richten_Jungfrauen-0.JPG
Details:
Schadow,
Wilhelm von - Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins (detail) 144
detail
Wise and Foolish Virgins
http://my-museum-of-art.blogspot.com/2010/03/wilhelm-von-schadow-parable-of-wise-and.html
detail Wise
and Foolish Virgins
"Jesus' conclusion to
the parable [of the wise and foolish bridesmaids] emphasizes its lesson:
constant alertness is necessary because it is impossible to pinpoint the time
of the Lord's coming. The parable is a warning to the church, which consists of
both wise and foolish disciples. Matthew's gospel highlights this parable
because, for the church of Matthew, the return of Jesus has indeed been
delayed. Jesus has not returned as swiftly as many in the early church anticipated.
The church must learn to remain vigilant, anticipating the Lord's coming while
its members perservere in faithful service and proclaim the kingdome to the
nations."
Action springs not from thought, but from a
readiness for responsibility.
~ Dietrich Bonhoeffer
By failing to prepare you are preparing to fail.
~ Ben Franklin
Reformation
Sunday
Kirkin’ o’
the Tartan Sunday at Church of the Hills
Rebecca,
Eileen, Sharron, Carolyn
Our ‘Walkies
Group’ celebrated Rebecca’s birthday at The Kitchen on Wednesday evening.
Rebecca,
Eileen
Happy
Birthday, Rebecca!
Part of the
view from Eileen’s sixth floor office windows on Thursday.
I didn’t get
the entire panorama and I cut out the buildings below the trees.
(Better
viewed in full screen.)
Our speaker
at Rotary this week was our District Governor, Jim Halderman,
guarded by
our very own Secret Service Agents!
Jim and his
wife, Peggy, were inducted into the use
of Special
Agent Protection Devices.
It wasn't
raining when Noah built the ark.
~ Howard
Ruff
November 6, 2011 Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Previous
OPQs may be found at:
http://www.dotjack.com/opq.htm
Agnus Day, by James Wetzstein
Agnus Day appears with the
permission of www.agnusday.org
http://www.cruzblanca.org/hermanoleon/sem/a/to/32_diez_virgenes/index.htm
All Saints’
Sunday
Daylight
Saving Time ends at 2AM Sunday,
November 6, 2011.
Astronomical
Clock in Prague
Prague
Astronomical Clock – 600th Anniversary Show
An
interesting video mapping show done for the 600th anniversary (October, 2010)
of one of the greatest clocks on the planet.
It is ten minutes long. If
interested, CLICK HERE:
http://blog.longnow.org/2010/10/13/prague-astronomical-clock-600th-anniversary-show/
Jack and
Dottie, did you just miss it when you were in Prague last year?
Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25
Psalm 78:1-7
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
Matthew 25:1-13