Ready or Not ...

... here IT comes!

You can replace 'IT' with what you will.  Weeks ago we thought we were 'ready' for Hurricane Sandy because we thought all the hyperbole was just that - unfounded exaggeration.  As it turns out, many of us were not nearly ready enough for the destruction that ensued.

Year upon year there are events that we try to get ready for: a birthday, a wedding, a divorce, a baby, a job, a holy death, a retirement, a move.  Some of us become preoccupied with preparedness for significant large-scale changes: the meteorological effects of climate change, the dissolution of government and commerce, nuclear war, widespread drought or famine. 

Ready or not, things will happen.  How will we spend our time before the 'next big thing'?

As we near the very end of the l - o - n - g season of Pentecost we are being primed for Advent.  Be aware, be prepared, make yourself ready.  Before it is on our doorstep, how will we prepare for the coming of Jesus?  Mark your calendars for December 2nd!