Sermon: The Wise Took Oil

About this Episode

Why wouldn't the wise bridesmaids just share their oil?
Preaching on the parable of the ten bridesmaids, Fr. Jon Paul Robles says
wisdom and readiness are nearly the same thing: living with the end in mind,
so that whenever Christ comes, he finds us already at work. The oil is good
works, and nobody can borrow yours. But these good works are not moralism, but rather the creative energies of the Word made Flesh, the comings of
Christ in our lives. This is why the church is a communion and not just a community, and a loving body that says "don't change."

Readings:
1 Thessalonians 4:13–18 · Matthew 25:1–13
Voices in this sermon:
Klyne Snodgrass (Stories with Intent), Tony Campolo,
Cornel West, William Stringfellow, Anthony de Mello, and words attributed to
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.

Meditation: Where might Christ be coming to you in the now this week — at
the sink, at work, across the street?

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