Father Koch: Too often we take salvation for granted

Father Koch warns that people often take salvation for granted by prioritizing daily routines over spiritual readiness. In a reflection for the 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time, he notes that the Gospel parable of a king's wedding banquet shows how invited guests may ignore a specific call when it becomes inconvenient.

Koch explains that while people may have good intentions, the demands of life, such as long commutes, caregiving, or general responsibilities, can cause them to set aside essential spiritual values to focus on mundane tasks. He points out that the guests in the parable were not just indifferent, but actively disrupted the invitation by killing the servants sent to remind them.

The reflection emphasizes that being called is not enough and that believers must remain prepared for the Lord's call, which often arrives unexpectedly and disrupts comfortable routines.