Jan Johnson invites us to reflect on what it means to “keep watch” for Christ, like the wise ones in Jesus’ Parable of the Ten Women.
“For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard…” From The Scandal of the Kingdom, read Dallas Willard’s teaching on the Vineyard Workers.
In an excerpt from her autobiography, Thérèse of Lisieux tells about the small acts of kindness that helped her learn to get along with a particularly annoying nun in her fellowship. Little but valiant steps toward self-mastery and love.