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:
In a far-flung place stood a school building that was not being utilized
for so many years. The community within the school was hoping that one day a
teacher would come and educate them.
One morning the whole community was surprised because for the first time
in so many years they heard the school bell rung loudly. So they excitedly went
to their school building. There, they saw a nun who introduced herself to the
community as their volunteer teacher.
Every day the nun would patiently teach them and after a few months had
passed many positive transformations occurred. They already know how to read
and write, they learned how to be more respectful and helpful. And more
importantly the community was taught about the existence and importance of God
in their lives.
After five years of teaching and seeing to it that the noble educational
program will continue even without her the nun was now set to leave them. And
naturally everybody from that community was sad and many were crying. To
assuage their feelings the nun promised to visit them once in a while.
In today’s gospel Jesus tells us that we are the salt and light of the
world. What does salt bring to our food? It defines and gives taste to our food.
Light gives us hope, it eliminates darkness and hopelessness.
This we also have to do, we have to become salt and light to our
fellowmen. As salt gives taste we also have to give meaning to the lives of our
fellowmen. As light eliminates hopelessness and darkness we also have to become
the light in the lives of our fellowmen.
Being salt and light in the lives of our fellowmen is not easy to do!
Why? Because we would be disturb from our own comfort zones and we would be
investing something from ourselves for us to make a positive difference in
their lives.
Nevertheless, everything will be worth it because our effort will bear
fruit in the end, we may not see it in our own lifetime. But it will certainly
bear much fruit. Why? Because we dared to obey Jesus voice in the gospel which
tells us to become salt and light in the lives of our fellowmen.
Have you already become salt and light to your fellowmen, to your family
and to your church community? – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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