“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish and five were wise. The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them. The wise ones, however, took oil in jars along with their lamps. The bridegroom was a long time in coming, and they all became drowsy and fell asleep. At midnight the cry rang out: ‘Here’s the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’ Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps. The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.’ ‘No,’ they replied, ‘there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’ But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom arrived. The virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet. And the door was shut. Later the others also came. ‘Lord, Lord,’ they said, ‘open the door for us!’ But he replied, ‘Truly I tell you, I don’t know you.’ Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.” Matthew 25:1-13

Dear Jesus, You told this parable so my life would be characterized by waiting for you instead of living for myself. You are my bridegroom. My world is about you and not just me and my interests. I know you’re coming back to take us, your bride, to heaven. Everything here seems smaller when I know it will soon be the place I am from but not where I am. I will wait for you the way wedding parties wait for the bride and groom. I will wait for you the way pets and children wait for their parents to get home. My life is about when you return and not just the here and now. If I become self-indulgent in this world don’t hesitate to bring me back to this place in my heart. Amen.

If we have no future with God then we really possess not present with him either.