Are we there yet?

My dear friends in Christ,

Even in our darkest hour, the Lord does not abandon us. He watches over us night and day. In today’s reading, Jesus speaks of being our guard for we do not know the day or the hour when we will be called to Him. This could certainly cause some degree of anxiety. Like any anxious reader disciple, it’s often not enough to know what and where, but also when. At times, we all feel like the child in the back of the car, repeatedly demanding to know Are we there yet? When will we get there? Neither Jesus nor Daniel provides an answer. Daniel told his brethren to watch for signs, but did not give them a timetable. Jesus explicitly warns His disciples that they shall not know the day or the hour. Jesus urges to be ready at the judgment. The time, clearly, was not as important as the preparation. But if we take His words to heart and stay close to Him as we journey, we have nothing to fear for His gift to us will be His presence until the end of the world.

During my time here as your Pastor, I have received three complaint letters. I responded to two of them. I recently received the third in which I will not offer a response because it came as an anonymous letter. For future reference, anonymous letters make their way into the circular file under my desk.

On behalf of the entire staff here at Corpus Christi, we wish you a Happy and Holy Thanksgiving!

May God bless you all!

Father John