32nd Sunday of Ordinary Time

 

The Wise and the Foolish Mt. 25:1-13

Have you ever asked yourself,

“What was I thinking???”

What was I thinking when I said or did that???

The Foolish never ask that question

Fools either keep repeating their foolishness,

Or eventually their foolishness catches up with them.

Just asking that question however is the first stage of Wisdom;

But if one is truly Wise,

One will move from,

“What was I thinking?” To

“Where am I going?”

The Wise are always one step ahead

And the Foolish are always one step behind.

The Wise Virgins knew the Bridegroom was coming

but not WHEN he was coming.

So they asked themselves “what must I do to be prepared for when he does?”

And they brought oil with them.

The Foolish ones did not.

Fools very seldom ask any questions.

Which is why they so often get into trouble.

The Spiritually Wise ask “Where is my life leading?”

“Where am I going?”

“Who am I and Who is God?”

The foolish never do.

They never stop and ask where they are going.

Questions only slow them down!

They prefer to run with the crowd.

Like lemmings running over the cliff who fall into the ocean.

Fools end up drowning in the ocean of their own foolishness.

Today, we are told that the Bridegroom is coming;

But we do not know when.

The Wise will be prepared.

For the Wise reflect upon their life and where they are going and where they will end up.

And their Wisdom guides them along the right path.

Always prepared.

The Fools however are never prepared.

Fools are always caught off guard and surprised,

The Fools will find themselves on the outside looking in at the Heavenly Wedding Feast.

Still unable to understand;

Because Fools never do!