Matthew 25:1-13 Ordinary Time Church is a very rhythmic place with predictable seasons and scripture, celebrations and remembrances. November 12 is one of the last Sundays in the church season called ordinary time. Seasons are funny things – not just the unpredictable weather of North Texas, but the leaning that we tend to do toward the exciting seasons. All of our stores and malls have already moved on to the Christmas season. Most of us already have well-planned Thanksgiving agendas. What do we do in these big stretches of time between the feasts? How do we spend our ordinary time? What does that word ‘ordinary’ mean anyway? What defines ordinary for you? Is ordinary the routine days between excitement? Is it the time when we are called upon to be patient in waiting for the next thing that is exciting or meaningful? Is it the dull stretches between holidays and vacations while we are waiting for that next event or get together? Life may certainly feel that way, but i