Parables updated - Parable of the Faithful Servant

Why? I recently took part in a small group, and one of the exercises was to take a couple parables and update them to examples Jesus might have used today.

Luke 12:35-40

Always be prepared: have a go bag set aside with what you need stocked at all times, including water, food, medications, clothing, flashlights and extra batteries, and have a plan for how to get to safety and contact your loved ones, just as the first responders who know disaster can strike at any time and take cover until the immediate activity is done. Those first responders will be ready and able to help make all the difference in the recovery and triage and getting back to the new normal.

They will be invaluable to their community and many will be saved because of them, and possibly they will be praised by the media for their quick action and ability to serve.

Always keep your bag in a safe place and keep your hard soled shoes and jacket close, because the disaster may happen in the middle of the night. Even if you are not a first responder, these tools are invaluable when disaster strikes.

But woe to those who are not prepared, they will be thrown into the night without slippers or jacket or bag with food and water and light. If they had known what time the disaster was coming, they could have flown out of state and escaped the trial. But you all should be ready, with what you know you will need in advance, because you don't know when disasters will strike.