The beauty of life is hidden in Unexpected Things

Gospel Thoughts

21st Week : Thursday

GOSPEL Matthew - 23: 42- 51

St Monica - Saint of the Day

The beauty of life is hidden in unexpected things

You also must be prepared, for at an hour you do not expect, the Son of Man will come.

1) In unexpected things there is suspense

Unexpected things always create a kind of suspense, uncertainty and a kind of uneasy feeling

This suspense or uncertainty leads us to become alert or to watchful about something. 

Ultimately this unexpected things makes us the prepare ourselves to any kinds casualties in life. 

2) There is no suspense in expected things

When everything becomes very clear to us or if we know the result before it comes, there isn't any suspense about a particular thing.

When we are certain about something we tend to take things lightly and we don't pay much attention to the same 

When things become normal the quality of alertness, watchfulness and preparedness becomes very low and they do not influence our life in any way. 

3) Unexpected things change our life

Changes in life happen only because of the experienced things

When something unexpected things happen they very much influence our life either in a positive way or in a negative way. In either case it brings a lot of change in our life 

Such unexpected things are necessary to learn many new things in life. 

4) Life is full of unexpected things

There is nothing certain in life 

Tomorrow is uncertain

Unexpected things happen about our  health, now and then 

Death is uncertain and it comes in an unexpected hour 

Crisis in life comes in an unexpected hour 

Accidents happen in life in an unexpected hour 

Changes in our perception and in our thinking, understanding happen in an unexpected hour 

Thieves come to our house in an unexpected hour 

Anything that happens in life is unexpected. So we need to be prepared for the same. 

5) The tragedy of life - we crave for expected things but life gives unexpected things

We want to be systematic in everything. 

We want to know everything that happens in our life 

Precision is the norm of life. This is the human nature. 

Even we want to know exactly when the life beings and when the life ends 

But life has shown us that nothing is certain and things happen in an unexpected hour 

Unexpectedness is at the center of our life, which we can't change 

6) One who prepares himself for unexpected things is a wise in the sight of God

One who prepares himself for unexpected things is really a wise man 

The benefits of preparing for unexpected things

He can handle the situation in a better way 

It does not make the person to suffer heavily

The person is able to manage any situation

He is able to get the best out the unexpected things 

He becomes vigilant and alert about everything in life 

He is able to grow in life in a better way 

7) Christian spirituality is all about unexpected things

Most of the spiritual exercises we do in order to prepare ourselves for the unexpected things 

For example: Death, Sickness, problems, crisis in life, failures in life

All the above mentioned things  are unexpected issues which happen in our lives. Such unexpected things need a lot of preparation, which our spirituality helps us to do 

8) Lack of unexpected makes our life miserable

Those who are not ready to face unexpected things in life their life becomes miserable. 

Since life is full of unexpected thing one should prepare himself for the unexpected things in order to face them in a challenging way 

9) COVID19 is one of the most unexpected things in the recent history of human life

No one was prepared for COVID19. As a result we know the havoc it has created in all circles of life: economic life, political life, community life, spiritual life etc 

This is one of the best example of our time to understand the seriousness of unexpected things in life and the preparation which is needed for such things 

10) Death is the most unexpected thing in everyone's life 

Death is certain, but no one knows when it comes

It is the most unexpected thing in life. 

One has to prepare for such unexpected thing in life at any moment of life. 

Am I ready to this unexpected thing in my life? 

Death will not ask us whether we are ready or not? It will simply grab our life when its time comes? 

Am I ready to face the unexpected time of the death?

Am I ready to face the unexpected time of the arrival of the Lord 

Am I ready to face the unexpected crisis in my Life? 

Think about it?

11) St Monica - Person of deep Faith

She prayed 18 years for the conversion of her husband

She prayed another 15 years for the conversion of her Son Augustine

"It is impossible that the son of such tears should perish"

My son, I had but  one object in life and that was to see you a Catholic

 Bury my body where you will. All I ask is that you remember me always at the Altar of God

Never can I describe what her love was for me! By her glance as well as her words she raised our hearts to God. If I am your Child, Oh my God, it is because you did give me such a Mother - St Augustine

God bless you and your family. Praying for you and your  ones

Fr Maxim D Souza

Jeppu Seminary

Mangalore