Reflection for January 27, Thursday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time: Mark 4:21-25

Gospel Mark 4:21-25

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:

What do we do after our presence at Holy Mass? What do we do after we’ve read and reflected on the words of God? 

God who continues to make a difference in our life must shine brightly within us. Not necessarily through our words but most importantly through our actions. If we read in the bible that we should be humble and forgiving by all means we have to be forgiving and humble.  

If there’s a need for us to reach out let us reach out and let Jesus who always reach out shine within us. When we do things for Jesus we have to always do it with humility so that Jesus should always be seen in us. 

We allow ourselves to become the lampstand of Jesus when we do things with humility. As such we would shine brightly and it will be Jesus who would be highlighted and not ourselves.

Many of us commit this frequent mistake of raising ourselves in the pedestal of prominence. We purposely upstage Jesus and it is our ego and our very high regard of ourselves that are seen. – Marino J. Dasmarinas