Watchfulness is a characteristic of the Christian. To watch is to avoid being taken unawares by an enemy. A person who watches is on the alert so that he can live in darkness without being part of the darkness. We are vigilant because there is a great expectation of the glorious manifestation of Christ. But this hour cannot be foreseen. Therefore it demands from us a detachment from earthly pleasure and goods, a renouncement of excesses associated with “the night” because they distract us from the Lord’s coming. To maintain this vigilance we need to shoulder a spiritual armor. This will keep us from losing fervor and direction because there is a daily combat, “Your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion goes about looking for someone to devour.” – 1 Peter 5,8 .
May we always be on guard daily, through constant prayer and self-denial in the struggle against the evil one.
