Today's message from Luke is very straightforward and worth paying attention to. "Be ready," Jesus says, "for whatever comes." In general, he is speaking of the end of our lives but the advice is one we can apply at all times. We are to be like servants waiting for their master to return from a wedding banquet. They have no idea when He will come but they are ready to open the door for Him no matter what time he turns up. This is the attitude that we need to have every day of our lives. We sometimes tend to think that our dealings with God are set by ourselves - when we say our prayers, go to church or do some other religious activity of our own choice. But there are countless times and occasions during the day when God reaches out to us and we are not there for Him. You remember the question of the people at the last judgement: "Lord, when did we see you hungry, thirsty, sick, in prison...?" And the answer is: in any person who was in such a situation, and we can add all kinds of other situations during our normal day when God speaks to us, challenges us, asks us for help... Am I there? Do I recognise the presence of my Lord in such situations? The point is, of course, that, if I am ready and able to recognise my Lord in my daily life and respond to him in a suitable way, I will not be worried at all when he comes to call me to himself for the last time.