The focus of the readings at the end of the liturgical year in November turns us toward the end of all things, when Christ shall come again.
The readings this weekend are very practical in the directives they provide for how we should live our lives as we await Christ's return. We recognize the great talents God has given us, and get earnestly to work, putting them to good use. And we surround ourselves with good influences that help us live righteously before God, as the king's son in the reading from Proverbs is urged to find a wife who will urge him on in doing what is right, as she conducts herself in a praiseworthy way.
As we do this, we are already engaging in the ways of the Kingdom, and will be ready to enter in when Christ returns.
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