Today's readings are very, very, positive which is very, very needed at this particular time in this history of our society, our church and our world. They are all about JESUS: as YES! which is all about, Jesus as LIGHT! Jesus as TRUTH! Jesus as SALT OF THE EARTH!
The world left behind by the sin of Adam and Eve was dark indeed: the mind was darkened, the will was weakened, the ability to get along with one another was seriously damaged. It emerged as the land of lies! It was to this world that the Son of God: the second Divine Person of the Most Blessed Trinity came for the explicit purpose of eradicating the darkness, restoring a vibrant life in God, making real Truth more easily accessible and understandable, so that followers of Jesus could go into the world and make a real and lasting difference.
If Jesus is the YES of God, then when we proclaim (by reciting or singing) our AMEN at Mass – (at the end of the prayer of thanksgiving) we join ourselves to his YES and we too become YES for God! And so we need to take care not to flip-flop (as we live out our day) and be now "yes," and now "no." If we are true disciples of Christ, then we will always, like Jesus, be YES! YES GOD, YOU ARE GOD! YES GOD, WE ARE YOUR CHILDREN! YES GOD, WITH THE GIFTS YOU GIVE US WE CAN LIVE A LIFE OF TRUE DISCIPLESHIP UNITL OUR YES IS REWARDED IN A LIFE OF ETERNAL GLORY!
Let our lives be like that of a "light set on a lampstand" which gives light to all in the house: indeed, to all in the world.
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