Are you ready?
Are you ready for the spiritual journey that's coming?
Jesus says, "Then two will be in the field; one will be taken and one will be left."
I was standing in my yard listening to the septic technician explain how the malfunctioning pump system in the turkey mound works.
It never occurred to me that one of us may be taken and the other left behind.
That's how it was in the days of Noah.
People went about life as usual, right up to the moment when the floods came: two in a field, two grinding meal.
Are you ready to be on the ark with someone you hoped would be adrift on a raft?
There the person stands, so now what?
Jesus says that's how it's going to be when the Son of Man comes.
Keep in mind, though, that in Jesus day it was better to be left behind than taken prisoner by the torturing Romans.
It's only by Grace that our spiritual journey moves forward when we realize Jesus is talking in twos. Two working in a field. Two grinding meal. Two friends. Two co-workers.
Jesus is talking about relationships in our spiritual journey, which is a description of God's realm. "Love one another. As I have loved you" (John 13:34).
I get that, but now what?
Well, isn't it finding a way to ask my neighbors how I can help them be ready?
Isn't it about reaching outside myself and affirming God's grace with someone and greeting them saying, ‘Peace be within you” (Psalm 122:8).
Are you ready for this step in your spiritual journey?
By God's grace and Jesus' love, you will move forward.
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