The faithful gardener

Are you ready for the coming of the Lord?

A traveller in Italy, arrived at the Villa Areconati, on the banks of Lake Como. A gardener opened the heavy gate, and conducted him through the exquisite garden. Then the following conversation began:

"How long have you been here?" The visitor asked. "Twenty-five years."

"And how often has the owner been to see the estate?"  "Four times."

"When did he come last?" "Twelve years ago. I am left pretty much alone; very seldom do I see any stranger."

"Yet you keep the garden so spick and span, and in such apple-pie order, that one would think you were expecting the owner tomorrow."

"Today, sir, TODAY," was the old man's reply.

This is how our lives as Christians should look like. We should be faithful in the tasks that God has given us expecting the coming of the Lord today.  As Jesus said: “Be like men who are waiting for their master to come.” (Luke 12:36)

J.P.S.