Of course, it is likely enough, my friends, likely enough that we are going to our doom:  the last march of the Ents.  But if we stayed at home and did nothing, doom would find us anyway, sooner or later. 
-Treebeard the Ent, speaking of the road to Isengard

But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.
Paul, speaking of the day of the Lord, I Thessalonians 5:4

Second “Ent” post: The Last March of the Ents / Using the Time We Have
Third “Ent” post: The Last March of the Ents / For Remembrance Sunday
Final “Ent” post: The Last March of the Ents — To Give a Life, to Gain by Losing