Gospel:
Matthew 5:13-16
Jesus
said to his disciples: “You are the salt of the earth. But if salt loses its
taste, with what can it be seasoned? It is no longer good for anything but to
be thrown out and trampled underfoot. You are the light of the world. A city
set on a mountain cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and then put it
under a bushel basket; it is set on a lampstand where it gives light to all in
the house. Just so, your light must shine before others, that they may see your
good deeds and glorify your heavenly Father.”
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Reflection:
A poor
and sickly man went to a doctor to ask if he could help him be confined in a
hospital without paying anything. Seeing the plight of the poor man the doctor
said yes without any hesitation. The doctor did not stop there he saw to it
that he would extend the best possible help to the poor man by shouldering all
the medicines that he would be needing.
As the
doctor made his many visits to him the poor man noticed a gleaming pin that was
always attached to his collar . So he asked, what is that little pin on your
collar? The doctor told him that it’s Jesus, the poor man simply smiled and
told the doctor, Now I know why you’re so helpful and caring.
In the
gospel Jesus tells us that we must become the salt of the earth that gives
meaning to the lives of our fellowmen. We must not become tasteless salt that
does not give meaning anymore. Is it possible for us to become useless/tasteless
salt of this world? Of course it is, this becomes a reality if we are uncaring,
indifferent and numb to their needs.
Why is
there unfair distribution of wealth in this world? The rich and influential
keeps getting richer and the poor is getting poorer. This is for the reason
that many rich are unconcerned for the welfare of the poor. They are only
concerned for their own wellbeing. There are even powerful politicians who
without conscience steal money allocated for the benefit of the poor.
Jesus tells
us that we are to become the light of this world. What does this mean to you
and me? What does this indicate to you as a father, mother, son, daughter,
brother or sister? This means that we must always become a positive influence,
a good role model and a character formator.
We must
be somebody who brings the light of Jesus to our fellowmen. And we do these
virtuous actions not for us to carve our personal glory. But we do these moral
acts for the greater glory of God and not for our own glory. – Marino J.
Dasmarinas
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