Luke
8:16-18
Jesus said to the crowd: “No one after lighting a lamp hides it under a vessel, or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a lampstand, so that those who enter may see the light.
“For nothing is hidden that will not be disclosed, nor is anything secret that will not become known and come to light. Then pay attention to how you listen; for to those who have, more will be given; and from those who do not have, even what they seem to have will be taken away.”
Good Morning Gentle Readers
Sorry about the pun but I do love them so.....
Light
is an important, recurring theme in the Bible. It’s one of the
first things God creates in Genesis 1. The Gospel of John calls Jesus
the true light in the opening prologue. St. Paul’s letter to the
Thessalonians reminds us that we are all children of the light and
children of the day. And earlier in this Gospel of Luke, Simeon
recalls Isaiah’s prophecy: “I will make you a light to the
nations, that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth.”
It is in light of these images (pun intended) that we encounter today’s Gospel. Jesus, speaking to the crowd and to all of us today, gives us this parable about light: It would be silly to light a lamp and then cover or hide it. The lamp would cease to function as it ought to. It would no longer be a source of light; it would no longer be doing what it was made to do.
Lamps were created to give light. We were created to be images of God. We are like mirrors reflecting the true light. We are lamps and Christ is the source of the flame burning within us.
We reflect God’s light simply by being what we were created to be. As we become holy, Christ-like people, others begin see God working in their lives, too. Let us take care that we cultivate and grow that light and not hide, cover, or otherwise obstruct the presence of God within us.
It is in light of these images (pun intended) that we encounter today’s Gospel. Jesus, speaking to the crowd and to all of us today, gives us this parable about light: It would be silly to light a lamp and then cover or hide it. The lamp would cease to function as it ought to. It would no longer be a source of light; it would no longer be doing what it was made to do.
Lamps were created to give light. We were created to be images of God. We are like mirrors reflecting the true light. We are lamps and Christ is the source of the flame burning within us.
We reflect God’s light simply by being what we were created to be. As we become holy, Christ-like people, others begin see God working in their lives, too. Let us take care that we cultivate and grow that light and not hide, cover, or otherwise obstruct the presence of God within us.
Take
Care and God Bless
Good
Enough
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