Readings: I - 2Cor. 1:18-22
II - Mt. 5:13-16
SALT AND LIGHT
Technology addiction, enormous self-love, cut-throat competitions, power obsession, false pride and vain glory have marooned the lives of people making them mechanical. Hence there is a decline in the nuances of humanness and human values leading to a tasteless, colourless, purposeless and meaning less life. In this scenario, according to today’s Gospel, Jesus invites us to make the marooned life colourful and meaningless life purposeful by being a light and the salt of the earth.
As Christians we have the responsibility to testify to the world that it is in sharing and not accumulating; it is in giving and not in receiving; it is in synergy and not in success; and it is in solidarity and not in aloofness, can we make our life colourful and purposeful. It takes a lot of courage to go against the current carrying the light of Christ to savour the lives of the people living in darkness and despair. Courage! Our Lord Jesus Christ, “the Light of the world” is with us and walks ahead of us so that we may not stumble but walk steadily in His light lighting the lights of love, peace, joy, happiness, hope and forgiveness thereby savouring the lives of people we encounter.
May the grace and blessings of our Lord Jesus Christ support, sustain and strengthen us in this our striving to be a light and the salt of the earth.
