What does it mean to be truly ready for something we know is coming but cannot predict? In Matthew 25, Jesus tells the parable of ten young women waiting for a bridegroom, and the story cuts right to the heart of a question we all quietly carry: am I actually prepared, or am I just assuming I will be? All ten expected to be there. All ten had lamps. All ten were waiting. The difference was not belief in the bridegroom's coming but preparation for the waiting itself. That distinction is worth sitting with. We can be near the things of faith, familiar with the language, present in worship, and still be living on assumptions rather than genuine, ongoing response to Christ. The parable does not warn us with the voice of an enemy. It warns us with the voice of a Savior who is telling us about a real feast, a real joy, a real kingdom, and who does not want us to miss it.