Be Prepared/Prudence
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
The
Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins
SCHADOW,
Friedrich Wilhelm
1838-1842
Oil
on canvas 116 x 155 cm
Städel
Museum
Frankfurt
am Main, Germany
"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."
The
Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins — Detail
The
Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins — Detail
Not everything that can be counted counts,
and not everything that counts can be counted.
~
Albert Einstein
If you believe what you like in the Gospels,
and reject what you don’t like,
it is not the gospel you believe,
but yourself.
~
Augustine of Hippo
Memories in the Making
Rita,
on the left, watches as her daughter tries to get
their
puppies to pose at the Seniors’ Resource Center on Wednesday.
Vicki
and I took the light rail from Golden to the renovated and newly (July)
opened
Union
Station in downtown Denver.
Unlike
many of you, we don’t take a train very often.
Art for the Mountain Community
Friday,
November 7, 2014
Lakehouse
Peggy
Durham, Karel Buckley, and Pam Zimmerman
Kathy
Beekman, Janet (Quinn) Rundquist
BC
Jacoby, Linda Kirkpatrick
Margaretta
Caesar, the artist, with Jim and Anita Kreider.
Jim
won the raffle for Margaretta’s painting which was a little embarrassing
since
he is the president of Art for the Mountain Community.
A Welcome Party
Saturday,
November 8, 2014
John
and Barbara Wingate, in the background, graciously held a reception for Mukasa
James,
the
Into Your Hands-Africa Enterprise Officer from Uganda. In the foreground
are
Kimra Perkins, Maria Rosa Galter, and Marianne Temple.
Brenna Vaughn, Executive
Director, Mukasa James, Maria Rosa Galter, Founder of Into Your Hands
Brenna Vaughn, Mukasa James,
Bob Bradley, Carolyn Alexander, Annette Bradley
Look before you
ere you leap.
~
Samuel Butler
November 9, 2014 Twenty-second
Sunday after Pentecost—32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time/Proper 27
Agnus Day, by
James Wetzstein
Agnus Day appears with the permission
of www.agnusday.org
Joshua 24: 1-3a, 14-25
Psalm 78: 1-7
1 Thessalonians 4: 13-18
Matthew 25: 1-13