servants getting ready

Good morning friends,
Our reading from today begins with a question from Peter. He's just heard yesterday's reading about the Son of Man coming at at an unexpected hour. Peter asks if that's a parable for the disciples or for everyone. Jesus responds with a story about wise and foolish head slaves. This seems like an odd answer to Peter's question. I guess his point is that it is for all the servants to be ready for their master's return. This is a responsibility for everyone. For the disciples and other leaders in the church, the responsibility is greater because they also have to warn and teach others to be ready as well as being ready themselves. Let us be ready at any time.

God blees,
Sam

Luke 12:41-48
41Peter said, “Lord, are you telling this parable for us or for everyone?” 42And the Lord said, “Who then is the faithful and prudent manager whom his master will put in charge of his slaves, to give them their allowance of food at the proper time? 43Blessed is that slave whom his master will find at work when he arrives. 44Truly I tell you, he will put that one in charge of all his possessions. 45But if that slave says to himself, ‘My master is delayed in coming,’ and if he begins to beat the other slaves, men and women, and to eat and drink and get drunk, 46the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour that he does not know, and will cut him in pieces, and put him with the unfaithful.

47That slave who knew what his master wanted, but did not prepare himself or do what was wanted, will receive a severe beating. 48But the one who did not know and did what deserved a beating will receive a light beating. From everyone to whom much has been given, much will be required; and from the one to whom much has been entrusted, even more will be demanded.