Traditionally, the Eastern church commemorates the parable of the ten virgins on this day. I wish we had better insight into what Jesus’ week was like between entering into Jerusalem on Sunday and having dinner with the disciples on Thursday. What we do know is that Jesus dropped a whole lot of parables this week.

It’s almost like Jesus was in a race against time to get people to understand who He was and what that means. Faith that moves mountains, obedience to righteousness, the reality of rejecting Jesus, answering His call, the resurrection and life, the marriage relationship between us and Jesus, and on, and on, and on . . .

When it comes down to it, the message seems simple. Jesus is leaving this earth, and that will have significant consequences for the those who believe and those who don’t. Even today, it’s the same call: faith in, and obedience to Jesus is what gives us the keys to life. We have only a handful of days before we have to reconcile the consequences of our faith, or lack of it, for eternity.