Quotes About Preparedness

If we can't alter the tide of events, at least we can be nearby with towels to mop up.

A joke I used to know said that if you were planning a trip into the deepest wilderness you should pack a bottle of gin and a bottle of vermouth, and never open them unless and until you became hopelessly lost. Then, wherever you were, when you took your two bottles out of your kit bag, someone would come over the horizon and tell you how to make a better martini.

From Simeon: 7,100 mighty men of valor, ready for battle.

All are skilled with the sword, experienced in warfare. Each has his sword at his side prepared for the terror of the night.

None of them grows weary or stumbles; no one slumbers or sleeps. No belt is loose and no sandal strap is broken.

When he sees chariots with teams of horsemen, riders on donkeys, riders on camels, he must be alert, fully alert.”

But when the king came in to see the guests, he spotted a man who was not dressed in wedding clothes.

Let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve anything from his house.

Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come.

But understand this: If the homeowner had known in which watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.

For this reason, you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.

Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.

The master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate.

“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 along any extra oil.

When the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.

At midnight the cry rang out: ëHere is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!í

Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps.

The foolish ones said to the wise, ëGive us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.í

But while they were on their way to buy it, the bridegroom arrived. Those who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet, and the door was shut.

Later the other virgins arrived and said, ëLord, lord, open the door for us!í

Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.

But to sit at My right or left is not Mine to grant. These seats belong to those for whom they have been prepared.”