Dear Friends in Christ Jesus,
Today, all the three readings are well linked and invite us to trust in God, who in fact cares for us day and night. And the Gospel text for this 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time speaks of the importance of living without fear and always trusting in God. The poverty is not so much those who have little or nothing in the realm of material things, but those who know their need for God and who follow the Lord’s instructions about trusting in God. If we place our hope in God and more importantly place our hearts solely in 
Jesus Christ alone, then, our treasure is secure from thieves and moths. This Christian attitude toward life is not based on human wisdom, but flows from a love of Christ. That is spiritual wisdom at its purest and simplest. The follower of Jesus, called a “servant” in the Gospel text this Sunday, must always be alert or ready for whenever the Master returns, either when we are elderly or younger in our age. How should we act during this time? If the believer is found awake when the Master returns, the Master will seat that one at the heavenly banquet and even wait on the believer. This may seem unbelievable, but it is what Christ teaches.
Lamps are to be burning for the Master’s return, without fear and trembling, but in love and joy! All of us who follow Jesus are challenged to be faithful to the task entrusted to us, the responsibility of service to the community of believers to which we belong. Fidelity is being asked of us, who are urged to be always watchful, for we know not the day nor the hour of God’s return. Again, this is not a cause for fright or fleeing, but a call to living mindfully, not blindly in the presence of God. The faith and trust that often characterised the ancestors in the faith is the basis on which we today can give up all to have God at the centre of our life. Therein we find the strength and inspiration to wait for the coming of the Lord, each and every day, but also at the end our life. It is by watchfulness and readiness that we are going to wait for the Lord. Thus, we may be with Him.