Jesus said to his disciples, “Is a lamp
brought in to be placed under a bushel basket or under a bed, and not to be
placed on a lampstand? For there is nothing hidden except to be made visible;
nothing is secret except to come to light. Anyone who has ears to hear ought to
hear.” He also told them, “Take care what you hear. The measure with which you
measure will be measured out to you, and still more will be given to you. To
the one who has, more will be given; from the one who has not, even what he has
will be taken away.”
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Reflection:
Generosity always breeds abundant
blessings. For example, if we are always generous, we are always assured that
whatever we give will come back to us a hundredfold more. Let us observe those
who are generous or those who always lend a helping hand.
Are they in want of anything or are
they lacking in blessings from the Lord? No, they are not in want the flow of
God’s blessings to them flows like a stream or a river. On the other hand,
notice also those who are miser, those who seldom give help or those who are
tightfisted. The blessings of the Lord come into them in trickle.
Jesus in our gospel reading for today
tells us that the measure with which we measure will be measured out to us also
(Mark 4:24). Translating this in plain and simple language, this simply tells
us that what we give will come back to us.
If we give generously, we would receive
more than what we had given this is what Jesus is saying to us. – Marino J.
Dasmarinas
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