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SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 24, 2021 Spiritually Speaking Advent first Sunday: Wake up By Fr. Thankachan Joseph As we begin the new liturgical year, let me begin with warm and prayerful wishes. May the peace and joy of the new born Child of Bethlehem be with you all throughout this New Year – that is my wish and prayer for all. Let me begin this week’s reflection with a small quiz I used to use during my preaching: Imagine that you are sleeping. You are dreaming. A huge wild animal Fr. Thankachan is chasing you. You try to run away, and Joseph you see a tiger coming in front of you. You turn, but every side you turn to, you find a ferocious animal coming to attack you. How can you escape? The answer: Wake up. This is what all the Scripture readings of the week are trying to teach us. Advent is a time to prepare for the coming of the Lord. Generally, we understand this to be His coming at Christmas, which recalls His historical birth 2000 years ago, and His coming on the Last Day. The season of advent reminds us of our waiting for the second coming of Christ. As we wait for the second coming of the Lord, the second reading of the week is our central focus, from the letter to the Thessalonians (1 Thessalonians 3:12-4:2). The Thessalonians to whom Paul writes were obsessed with the nearness of the second coming of Christ. In his second letter to them, Paul reprimands them for giving up work and living in idleness (2 Thessalonians 3:6-15). Apparently, some of them thought that the Lord’s com- ing was so near that there was no point in providing for the future. Such excesses on the part of believers gave non-believers the impression that the second coming of Christ was a fear factor fabricated by Christian preachers to scare people into accepting the faith. Paul’s opponents in Thessalonica were making such claims. The enemies of the church in Thessalonica were saying that Paul’s teaching that Jesus would come back to take His followers with Him was Paul’s own fabrication. To support their case, they point out that some of the first Christians who thought that Jesus was coming back to take them with Him were already dead. In other words, they were deceived in their belief. Paul’s response is that their death does not mean that they will suffer any disadvantage when Christ comes. At Christ’s coming, the dead will rise and, togeth- ...continued from page five -MCSO received a report on Wagon Wheel Loop, in Irrigon. Caller advised that there are two dogs on her property, they are described as a light brown German shepherd with a red halter and white great Pyrenees puppy. She believes they belong to the neighbor across the street. -MCSO received a re- port on W Eighth Rd, in Irrigon. Caller advised that there are 4 to 5 hogs head- ing north on eighth. Unable to locate. -MCSO received a re- port at Blakes Ranch on Elk Trail Ln/Blake Ranch Rd., in Heppner. Past the cattle guard on Blakes Ranch, just past Pond Rd on the right on the other side of the creek there is an elk that is down. Caller is concerned this is a game violation. Caller was referred to OSP game unit. -MCSO received a re- port on Se Thomas Ave, in Irrigon. Caller advised the male at this location threatened her with an axe and chain saw. Male is at the shop at this residence. -MCSO received a re- port on Se Utah Ave, in Irrigon. Caller advised there is a child going around on a homemade go cart going up and down California. -MCSO received a re- port on 5309 rd. off of Sugar Bowl Ridge out of Heppner and there are 3 small fires going on, pos- sibly intentionally set. She advised there is one tree and two stumps- they are trying to get them out them- selves with fire extinguish- ers but are not sure they can. MCSO referred the information to John Day Dispatch. -MCSO received a re- port at Rustic Truck Bar & Grill on E Highway 730., in Irrigon. Older male, c/b large cut on head. Patient transported to GSH. -MCSO received a re- port on I 84 E, in Board- man. Red Chevy S10 with a red canopy, swerving in the lanes, older model. -MCSO received a re- port on I 84 E, Semi truck hitting the rumble strips and going into the other lane multiple times. er with the living, they will meet the Lord in mid-air (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18). The Gospel reading is taken from the last chapter of Luke (21:25-28, 34-36), just before the passion narrative in which Jesus is teaching in the Temple. We hear Jesus speak to His disciples about the need for vigilance and prayer as they wait for the coming of the Son of Man in glory. This passage marks the conclusion of a lengthy dialogue in which Jesus predicts the devastation of the Temple in Jerusalem, cautions about the persecution and tribulations to follow, and identifies the signs that will signal the coming of the Son of Man in glory. Watchfulness is the slogan of Advent. A funny anec- dote comes to my mind to describe this particular aspect: A drunkard went for a Sunday Mass, listening to a long dull sermon. Feeling still hung over and tired, he finally nodded off hoping no one will notice. The priest had been watching him all along and at the end of the sermon he decided to make an example out of him. “Whoever in this room would like a place in heaven, please stand up,” he exclaimed. The whole room stood up except, of course, for one. Obviously displeased, the priest said loudly, “And he who would like to find a place in hell, please stand up.” The man, catching only the last part, sleepily stood up, only to find that he was the only one standing up. Confused and embarrassed, he said, “I don’t know what we are voting on here, father, but sure seems like you and me are the only ones standing for it.” We have begun the season of Advent—the coming of our Lord. Watchfulness is the keyword for this season. We always need to be watchful for the coming of the Lord. Today marks the beginning of the season of Advent, a time of preparation, a time of great expectation and great anticipation. 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