YOU MUST SHINE
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(Mark 4:21-25)
Jesus makes an interesting point
today. He asks: Is a lamp brought in to be put under a bushel, or under a bed,
and not a stand? There's nothing hidden except to be made manifest; nor is
anything secret except to come to light.
You're not made to be hidden.
You're not created to be put down. You're not to be subjected under. You must
come to light. You should be manifested for good. You should shine. You should
be a light giver. You're a product of divine glory. You're a point of contact
for your family. You're the lamp of your household. You're to bring
enlightenment. You're to bring development. You're to generate progressive
ideas. You're made to stand out.
Who is covering the light you
carry? Who is blowing out your light? Are you the cause of the blackout in your
family, in your community, in your Church, in your country? Do you actually
know you're supposed to be the source of light to put darkness to flight, to
keep corruption far away, to destroy evil? Why are you hiding away when God
wants to use you to bring His light to your world? Why are you calling upon
darkness to cover you and your evils?
Light stands for transparency,
truthfulness, justice and openness. We need this light to shine ceaselessly in
and through us. May this light expose all the evils hiding to pull us down. May
this light expose all the forces claiming to be for us but are actually against
us and the salvation of our souls.
LET US PRAY
Thank You Jesus for your word today which is
the light for my steps. Guide me steadily with the aid of this light. Thank You
for putting on this light in my soul. Let it shine and shine brightly. Grant
that virtues may continually flow through my life. Do not allow any power stop
me from shinning with what I am, what I have and whom You have made me to be to
the greater glory of your name through Christ our Lord. Amen.
St Thomas Aquinas, Pray for us.
God bless your Thursday (Week 3, Ordinary
Time, Yr B)
Rev Fr Julian O Ekeh
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