Waiting For Jesus

from the desk of Fr.Ignatius Waters C.P.

Sunday October 26th 2014

Today’s second reading talks about how we are waiting for Jesus to return and during the week Luke’s gospel reminded us many times how important it is to be ready for his coming. Our time to meet Jesus could be any day, any time, and that need not alarm us so long as we’re ready. It would be no harm, in fact it could be very good to sit down some day and write down your own spiritual bucket list. If you knew you were going to die tomorrow or next week what things would you want to get done immediately? What things have you kept postponing, thinking you’ll have plenty of time? This light hearted poem expresses joy and gratitude for a real and fruitful life and the readiness to meet Jesus anytime – that much easier, I suppose, when you’ve had a long and fruitful life.
Last night I dreamt I got such a fright, I looked in the mirror and, Lord, what a sight. I was hairless and toothless with a terrible cough And, even in sleep, I could still feel the shock.
Himself, he came home and his face it turned white. He said, “Merciful Lord, what happened my wife? She’s hairless and toothless with a terrible cough.” I said, “Look in the mirror, and don’t die of fright.”
So we both looked together and laughed at the sight And we thought of our youth and that beautiful night When we danced till the stars had gone from the sky And we made that sweet promise to love till we die.
We stood there together and pondered a while And talked of the joy at the birth of each child, How each one gave love in their own special way And we said a wee prayer God would guide them each day.
So now here we are, hairless, toothless and old, But we have each other, to have and to hold, And now we can say, “O, it turned out alright – The choice that we made on that beautiful night!”
(Written by shy parishioner LLLC.)