Monday of the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary Time
(Ezra 1:1-6; Luke 8:16-18)
Today’s gospel might be dismissed quickly as a series of
proverbs, i.e., sayings of practical wisdom.
They might only say that you light a lamp in order to see; that you can’t
hide anything so well that it will never be found; and that “the rich get
richer, and the poor get poorer.”
But this was not Luke’s intention in assigning these sayings
after Jesus’ long parable about the sower and the seed. In it Jesus indicated the potential of the
word of God. He said that it might go
unheard or ignored, but taken to heart, it has wondrous effects.
Jesus’ comments today stress the importance of heeding the
word of God. They tell us that as a kind
of light, it enables us to navigate through the evils of life to true
happiness. Furthermore, they say that even
if we try to hide or deny the truth of the word of God, it will eventually
become evident. Finally, Jesus wants us
to realize that heeding the word of God will bring reward upon reward while
ignoring it will end in ever greater loss.
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