Are you paying for absolution?

To remain in prayer and always be prepared for the proclamation of Christ1 How many times have we been surprised by the visit, brothers, and sisters, who came unexpectedly? Luckily, we went shopping yesterday. Otherwise, we would be ashamed to have them, they had nothing to offer.
Jesus also says something joyful: “Keep your loins girded and your lamps lighted! Blessed are the servants whom the Lord finds on his arrival to be vigilant” (Lk 12,35.37a).
Older people remember when they were pioneers, as they said: Always
ready! However, Jesus speaks of a different readiness. He talks about preparedness to serve, be prepared for His second coming. Gird your loins in biblical times meant what to wear shoes today. Be ready to leave at any time. When we wait for a friend, we have things ready nearby for clothes and shoes to make him stay longer. It is our preparation, our hip belts and lighted lamps pure heart. Jesus longs for a pure spirit in which he still lives spiritually, and it dwells, as he promised (cf. Jn 14:23).
According to Jewish custom and other people in the Middle East, having belts is a metaphorical expression. Residents have long girded
bulky suits so as not to impede their movement when wandering on dusty roads. Even the lighted lamps symbolize the attitude of waking when joy is expected to come from someone. When we love someone, we expect them to come, or we are ready to follow him. And so, it is in the love of Jesus. Be prepared for the coming of Jesus it does not mean being stiff and scared. Only a pure and loving heart can wait for the Lord to rest. In anticipation, there may also be a heavy cross, heavy fighting, suffering, falls. But St. Father Pio says, “It is always necessary to go in the spiritual life forward, never backward. The boat, which remains standing and does not float further, is untied wind back. “
Our expectation lies in vigilance, in constant prayer (cf. 1 Sol 5.17). We are not waiting for me to do it tomorrow because I can’t catch it today. No, now God wants us all, as we are. This story is about how a man from Turin came to confess to a don Bosco. He asked him the last time he was in confession. The penitent replied that ten years ago. Don Bosco said, “Then there will be ten silver men.” “How’s that?” the penitent wondered, “I thought absolution was free!” But don Bosco replied very promptly, “So you knew it, and yet you waited ten years !!!”
Let’s not wait to start praying from tomorrow; let’s start today. Only with God does it pay to watch. Only with him will we gain eternity, joyful eternity. What about the visit? Always have supplied, so we always have something for them to offer. Therefore, let us fill ourselves with God here on earth to transform into Him, and they lived only in the presence of the Lord when He came.