Ephesians 2:12-22 / Luke 12:35-38
There are many wise sayings concerning the virtue of patience, and here is yet another one.
Patience is not about how long someone can wait. It's about how well they behave while they wait.
An example would be when a loved one is away for a long period of time. While waiting for the return of the loved one, there will be many options available.
While waiting, there can be an involvement in another relationship (otherwise called two-timing). Or flirting. Or cheating even.
Or simply just lovingly keep on waiting until the loved one returns. That would be what true love is.
And that is also Jesus is saying in today's gospel. Those who wait for their master's return can only do it faithfully when they wait lovingly.
And their reward will be beyond their expectation - their master will even serve them upon his return.
If Jesus rewards so abundantly those who are faithful to him, then how do we ourselves treat those who have been faithful to us?
Do we at least make it known to them that their faithfulness to us is a treasure to us and that we can only hope to be equally faithful to them when the time calls for it?
Let us give thanks to the Lord for His faithfulness to us and for those who have been with us through thick and thin. They are indeed "God-sent".