Episode Transcript
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Working in the emergency department
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as a registered nurse
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taught me one thing very quickly,
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always expect the unexpected.
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I’ve seen patients walk in smiling
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and collapse minutes later.
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I have watched ordinary days
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turn into life-or-death moments.
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No warning.
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No time to prepare.
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In that kind of environment,
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you learn to stay alert
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because everything can change
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in an instant.
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Jesus speaks of that same truth in today’s Gospel,
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“As it was in the days of Noah,
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so will be the coming of the Son of Man.”
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People were eating, drinking, marrying,
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just living their lives.
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Then the flood came.
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Not because they were doing anything bad,
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but because they were not ready.
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Jesus is not trying to scare us.
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He’s inviting us to wake up.
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To live with purpose.
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Because just like the emergency room,
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life does not always give us notice.
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Christ could return at any moment.
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Our lives could shift without warning.
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So how do we stay ready?
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Not by fear,
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but by faithfulness.
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Stay close to God.
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Live with love.
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Keep watch,
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not with anxiety,
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but with hope.
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Because for those who are ready,
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the unexpected won’t be something to fear.
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It will be the moment
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we have been waiting for.
