Choosing the Eternal Bridegroom

Matthew 25:1-13

The people of Israel faced a crucial time of discernment: who will they serve?

Jesus said that we cannot serve two masters.

Yahweh chose Abraham and his descendants as his own people, and Yahweh wanted them to choose Him, to love Him as much as He loved them. For this reason the analogy of marriage often is used.

We, the “wedding guests,” are invited to become one with Christ, to marry the bridegroom and to behave accordingly in the world. In this marriage, we give ourselves to Christ fully, in heart, soul, mind and strength.

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