One of our greatest enemies is procrastination. Perhaps some due to a lack of prioritisation, while others due to sheer laziness. Yet we are able to overcome it when our livelihood depends on it. But why not when our eternal salvation depends on it?
Can anything or anyone be more important than God our Father? If not then how come can we not say yes with all our hearts to His invitation to the feast honouring His Son at the Heavenly Banquet? How can we turn our backs to the grace, love and nourishment He wants to give us?
On my knees I come before You sweet Jesus. To worship and honour You. Through You everything is illuminated and clear and so my path is laid out for me. I will follow it for faithfully back to You. Amen
First reading
Philippians 2:5-11
In your minds you must be the same as Christ Jesus:
His state was divine,
yet he did not cling
to his equality with God
but emptied himself
to assume the condition of a slave,
and became as men are;
and being as all men are,
he was humbler yet,
even to accepting death,
death on a cross.
But God raised him high
and gave him the name
which is above all other names
so that all beings in the heavens,
on earth and in the underworld,
should bend the knee at the name of Jesus
and that every tongue should acclaim
Jesus Christ as Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.
Gospel
Luke 14:15-24
One of those gathered round the table said to him, ‘Happy the man who will be at the feast in the kingdom of God!’ But he said to him, ‘There was a man who gave a great banquet, and he invited a large number of people. When the time for the banquet came, he sent his servant to say to those who had been invited, “Come along: everything is ready now.” But all alike started to make excuses. The first said, “I have bought a piece of land and must go and see it. Please accept my apologies.” Another said, “I have bought five yoke of oxen and am on my way to try them out. Please accept my apologies.” Yet another said, “I have just got married and so am unable to come.”
The servant returned and reported this to his master. Then the householder, in a rage, said to his servant, “Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and bring in here the poor, the crippled, the blind and the lame.” “Sir” said the servant “your orders have been carried out and there is still room.” Then the master said to his servant, “Go to the open roads and the hedgerows and force people to come in to make sure my house is full; because, I tell you, not one of those who were invited shall have a taste of my banquet.”’
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