Waiting for the Lord to Come
November 2022
In these days of fasting as we approach the “holidays” as everyone now calls this season, our Lord Himself gives us a stern and clear warning. Are we going to be like the guests called to the bridal feast of the king’s son? One refused to come because he had acquired a plot of land. He wanted to possess the earth and instead became a slave to it. The others could not come because they were too busy– there was no time for God. The one who had taken a wife could not share in the joy of the Bridegroom because his heart was already too full. This parable will be read on December 11, just two Sundays before the Winter Pascha. How do we respond to the invitation?
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St. Nicholas Orthodox Church is a parish of the Orthodox Church in America in San Anselmo, CA.