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Luke
  
39"But know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into.40Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect."


Christ teaches his disciples awareness, and complete consciousness in case of weakness and drowsiness. He prepares them for his coming using another parable. He says he will come silently and unexpectedly as a thief at night, neither in the first watch, nor in the fourth watch, but around midnight, when people are sleeping deeply. Then, in the midst of the night of the human history, Christ comes unexpectedly, silently, neither hastily, nor lately. Therefore, we have to wait for him eagerly. The Holy Spirit prepares us for this waiting.