32nd Sunday of Ordinary Time

The Awakening 1 Thes. 4:13-18

I like to joke that when I die,

I want my casket to be surrounded by alarm clocks,

And when they go off, I am going to ignore them!

I will probably also have cell phones all around my casket as well,

And when they all start ringing and beeping with calls, texts and notifications;

I will ignore them too!

It will be Heaven!!

For there will finally be rest from all the noise of this world demanding our constant attention.

But there is one sound I will listen for;

The Trumpet !

For on the Last Day,

The Trumpet will sound;

And the dead will wake from their slumbering place.

And all those still on earth who are living for Christ;

And All those who kept their Lamp of Faith burning;

All the sheep who have heard the voice of the Good Shepherd and followed Him. 

And all those who have accepted the invitation of the Bridegroom

Will enter the Wedding Hall;

And we will look around the hall 

For the faces we know;

And for the angels and saints we have yet to meet. 

And then the Heavenly wedding feast will begin, never to end!