What if tomorrow was “the day”? What if tomorrow someone in your family died? What if someone were to offer you a new job? What if an old friend resurfaced? What if you learned you were free of cancer? What if you heard this was going to happen tomorrow? What would you do today?

Our ancestors knew in advance the night of Passover. They knew that their enemies would be destroyed and the just would be saved. On Passover night, they knew that freedom would follow the next day. They knew all along that God would rescue them one day, and now they prepared with courage - for tomorrow.

We do not always know on what day God will shower new blessings upon us. We do not know how God will act. Bet we have learned through the testimony of our ancestors and through our own experience that God will do just that: God will destroy the enemy and rescue the just.

While we wait, we spend our days reflecting on God’s good deeds. We develop our friendship with God. We train ourselves in the courage that comes from a strong faith. If tomorrow become the day of our deliverance, we shall be prepared.

Written by Paul Turner. Liturgy Training Publications
Copyright 2003, Archdiocese of Chicago