Romans 5:12, 15, 17-21 / Luke 12:35-38
If we have a good boss, a boss who takes care of us, sees to our well-being and our welfare, who is fair but firm, corrects us gently and helps us go learn and grow, then indeed we should be happy and thankful.
Not only would we be happy and thankful, we would also want to do our best in our work. That is a way of showing our gratitude to a good boss.
In the gospel, Jesus talks about the attitude of servants who were waiting for their master's return from a wedding feast.
They would be dressed for actions, with their lamps lit, and ready to open the door as soon as the master comes and knocks.
The servants would have this attitude if they know that they have a good master, and hence they would be willing to stay awake and keep waiting, no matter how late into the night.
And the master indeed is a good master, a master who would put on an apron, sit them down at table and wait on them.
We may find it astonishing for a master to do this. But we may recall that at the Last Supper, Jesus got up from table, wrapped a towel round His waist, took a basin of water and washed His disciples' feet.
And when we think further about it, Jesus also willingly took up the cross and offered His life to cancel out our sins and to save us.
Jesus is our Master and our Saviour. Let us realise how good He is to us. Let us be thankful and show our gratitude by serving Him with all our strength, with all our mind and with all our heart.