1 Thessalonians 4:1-8 / Matthew 25:1-13
By and large, our lives are filled with hectic schedules and we are busy most of the time.
But no matter how busy we might be, there comes a quiet moment now and then, and the question about life pops up.
It may be while having a conversation with someone, or maybe just looking at the sunset or admiring a painting. The question just pops and flashes before us.
We begin to ask ourselves: So what is my life all about? What is the meaning of my life?
Such questions have prompted many people to embark on a spiritual journey in discovering who God is in their lives.
We too will have to answer those questions at one point in time.
In answering that question, St. Paul went straight to the point.
He told the Thessalonians that what God wants for them is to be holy.
In the 1st reading, St. Paul specifically pointed out sexual morality as an expression of holiness.
We need to ask ourselves how are we to express holiness concretely in our lives.
Maybe we should heed the call of today's gospel to be alert - to be alert and watchful of complacency and carelessness in our spiritual life and in our relationship with God.
All of us are called to be holy. To be any lesser is to take God for granted.