Each day, I reflect upon a word or a phrase from the readings of the day. I encourage you to do the same and perhaps incorporate that word or phrase into your daily prayer.
“You are the light of the world.” (Matthew 5:13-16)
LIGHT OF THE WORLD: I think it would be helpful to add a few words to Jesus’ words above. Perhaps it should read, “You can choose to be the light of the world.”
The disciples had been given the gift of time with Jesus. They hung onto every word as he preached, watched him perform miracles, and watched his example of how to be a humble servant leader. Those in-person lessons provided them with all they needed to live a Christ-like life. If they chose to put those lessons to work, they were a beacon of light to all they encountered – they were the light of the world.
Being the light of the world is not a given. I am not a Christian because I am baptized and choose to worship in a Christian church. I am identified as a Christian by how I live my life. Remember the song, “They will know we are Christians by our love…”
We have been given the gift of free will. We can CHOOSE to be “the light of the world.”
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