Look! Here is the bridegroom! (Matthew 25:6 NRSV Bible)
Matthew 25:5-9, "As the bridegroom was delayed, all of them became drowsy and slept. But at midnight there was a shout, 'Look! Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.' Then all those bridesmaids got up and trimmed their lamps. The foolish said to the wise, 'Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.' 'No! there will not be enough for you and for us; you had better go to the dealers and buy some for yourselves." The foolish bridesmaids were not ready for the delay of the bridegroom. They were not prepared for the unexpected.

How about us? Are we prepared or ready to deal with the unexpected turns and twists of life? Early in my life, I didn't expect that I would be a minister. I didn't expect to spend nine years in college and graduate school. I didn't expect that my dad would lose a good career in his early fifties, and then become permanently disabled. I didn't expect my mom to have cancer twice. I didn't expect the ministry, at times, to be very difficult. There have been many unexpected twists and turns in my life. Life certainly has not gone as I would have predicted. Many of you can tell similar stories, and many of you can share some very painful unexpected experiences.

Jesus Christ will help us deal with the unexpected if we allow him to walk with us everyday of our lives.

God of all people, please let me never walk away from your son, so that I can have him at my side when dealing with the unexpected. In Jesus name, Amen.

Ron Newhouse

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