Friends,
today’s Gospel shows how the light of Christ affects our lives. Well,
light is wonderful in the measure that it illumines and brightens and
delights. But light can also be disconcerting. Think of how bad most of
us look in direct light! I discovered this while filming the CATHOLICISM
series. I much prefer the indirect light that you can produce indoors.
The full glare of the sun reveals every flaw, imperfection, and
peculiarity of your face.
Think
of what happens when you suddenly shine a light into a dark corner in
your basement or down a lonely alley. The bugs and the vermin reveal
themselves. Unsavory things scurry about for cover, afraid of the light.
When
you invite Jesus into your life, you are inviting the light into your
life. Again, this is wonderful, but it is also frightening. Jesus will
shine his light in every corner of your life, in every room of your
house.
Things that look okay in the dark or in the indirect light will suddenly
stand out in all of their unpleasantness.
Memorial of Saint John Bosco, Priest
Lectionary: 320
Brothers and sisters:
Since through the Blood of Jesus
we have confidence of entrance into the sanctuary
by the new and living way he opened for us through the veil,
that is, his flesh,
and since we have "a great priest over the house of God,"
let us approach with a sincere heart and in absolute trust,
with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience
and our bodies washed in pure water.
Let us hold unwaveringly to our confession that gives us hope,
for he who made the promise is trustworthy.
We must consider how to rouse one another to love and good works.
We should not stay away from our assembly,
as is the custom of some, but encourage one another,
and this all the more as you see the day drawing near.
Jesus said to his disciples,
"Is a lamp brought in to be placed under a bushel basket
or under a bed,
and not to be placed on a lampstand?
For there is nothing hidden except to be made visible;
nothing is secret except to come to light.
Anyone who has ears to hear ought to hear."
He also told them, "Take care what you hear.
The measure with which you measure will be measured out to you,
and still more will be given to you.
To the one who has, more will be given;
from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away."
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