Mk 4:21-25 [or Lk 10:1-9]
21[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? 22For there is nothing hidden except to be made visible; nothing is secret except to come to light. 23Anyone who has ears to hear ought to hear.” 24He
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.
25To the one who has, more will be given; from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.”
Reflection:
To be placed on a lampstand. God
gives us life, health, work, family, and friends. God offers love,
forgiveness, and blessings. God listens to our prayers and reveals
himself to us. In response, we are to take care of, nurture, and be
responsible for what we receive from God. We should neither take these
blessings for granted nor misuse or abuse them. And God expects that we
share them with others. We cannot keep them only to ourselves. We have
to proclaim God’s kindness and goodness.
As we are blessed, we should let our
lives be a blessing to others, sowing love where there is hatred,
giving hope where there is despair, and bringing light where there is
darkness. At the end of our lives, we will be judged on how we have
shared God’s blessings with our brothers and sisters.
What have we done with God’s gifts and graces to us?
Do we spread and share them with our less fortunate brothers and sisters?
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