The parable of the prudent and foolish virgins reminds us to be prepared for the end of times, the second coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. We are so caught up in this world that we forget there will be a judgment day. We have become too lax because there are doubts whether this will happen.  We have waited 2,000 years and the Lord has not come. After a couple millennium now this promise seems not probable to some. We have let our guard down and we ponder whether Jesus will ever come back. Jesus keeps his word but perhaps he is giving us just enough time to get our act together. However, the opposite is happening. As years pass we become too complacent and act just like those foolish  virgins.  We only do enough to get by. We don't plan for our eternal life; we live for the now. Even though we don't profess it aloud, our actions and our decisions show we have stopped believing Jesus will come again. We profess it in our creed (He will come to judge the living and the dead), but we are severely unprepared. Today there is probably not even 1 prudent virgin out of 10. In the  parable it says there were 5 in each category, but now could it be 10 out 10 who are not prepared for His coming? We say, “Thy kingdom come”, but do we truly want it?  We can do several things to fix our problem. One, ask ourselves in every decision we make: Is this getting me closer to my life in heaven? Second, ask the Lord for wisdom to make the right decisions while in this world. Third, in prayer explore how glorious and magnificent the second coming of our Lord would be. Envision eternity. This should make us excited and longing for it.  May we prepare ourselves so the door may not be locked on us and we can enter to the feast to  be with all invited guests (including family members) and the Bridegroom forever.