“What are you waiting for?” That’s a question we are asked from time to time.
When I was fourteen, I had the pleasure of seeing Pope John Paul II during a visit of his to Boston. In his homily later that day, Pope John Paul II said the reason he came to the USA that year was, “…to tell everyone – young and old alike – to say in the name of Christ: ‘Come and follow me!’”
There’s only so much depth a fourteen-year-old can take in but what I do remember from that day was a sense of hope that the Holy Father’s visit brought to so many.
The message in today’s Gospel gives us that same sense of hope. In his writings today, Luke is stressing the need for us to be ready and watchful for an important sign – when that sign is to come we do not know but we must remain hopeful.
Are we ready to remain hopeful and follow Christ?
Additional Readings for Today
