Have you put thelamp on the lampstand?

 

‘LORD THAT I MAY SEE.’

A SHORT COMMENTARY ON THE GOSPEL OF THE DAY.

Gospel

Mark 4:21-25

A lamp is to be put on a lampstand. The amount you measure out is the amount you will be given

1.      Jesus said to the crowd,

2.      ‘Would you bring in a lamp to put it under a tub or under the bed?

3.      Surely you will put it on the lamp-stand?

4.      For there is nothing hidden but it must be disclosed,

5.      nothing kept secret except to be brought to light.

 

6.      If anyone has ears to hear, let him listen to this.’

 

7.      He also said to them, ‘Take notice of what you are hearing.

8.      The amount you measure out is the amount you will be given – and more besides;

9.      for the man who has will be given more;

10. from the man who has not, even what he has will be taken away.’

 

Jesus is the lamp. ‘I am the light of the world.’ He is the God who created the world and everything in it, including you and me. Yet he came in such an insignificant way that many would miss him. In his Passion and Death on the Cross, his Godhead was totally hidden. However, in his Resurrection, his hidden divinity is revealed for all the world to see. Now his disciples must disclose it to the whole world. He alone is the salvation of our world. We are those disciples sent to proclaim him as the light.

‘If anyone has ears to hear, let him listen to this.’ We must seriously reflect and meditate on this truth. It must transform our life. The Risen Lord is God and he comes to each with his greeting, ‘Peace be with you.’ Do you make his light shine?

The more you listen, reflect and pray over his Word and Life, the more understanding he will give you and the more fruit you will produce in your life.

If we neglect to listen, reflect and pray, even what little understanding we had will disappear. As a result, our life will produce little if any fruit.