YOU ARE THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD

1 Kings 17,7-16; Ps 4; Mt 5,13-16
12 JUNE
Jesus is great, divinely, eternally and humanly great. He made the mission of salvation so simple that the angels of heaven were also astonished. He is inundated with the wisdom that Scripture speaks of which makes everything lovable, beautiful, holy and livable. Wisdom is never tortuous, difficult and impossible.

For in her is a spirit intelligent, holy, unique, Manifold, subtle, agile, clear, unstained, certain, Not baneful, loving the good, keen, unhampered, beneficent, kindly, Firm, secure, tranquil, all-powerful, all-seeing, And pervading all spirits, though they be intelligent, pure and very subtle (Wis 7,11-23).

Moreover, according to the prophecy of Isaiah, the Holy Spirit has rested on Christ with all his divine power, working in his gifts. Through the Holy Spirit the light, the strength, the truth, the intelligence and the wisdom that are in God all act in Christ the Lord.

But a shoot shall sprout from the stump of Jesse, and from his roots a bud shall blossom. The spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him: a spirit of wisdom and of understanding, A spirit of counsel and of strength, a spirit of knowledge and of fear of the Lord, and his delight shall be the fear of the Lord. Not by appearance shall he judge, nor by hearsay shall he decide, But he shall judge the poor with justice, and decide aright for the land’s afflicted. He shall strike the ruthless with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall slay the wicked. Justice shall be the band around his waist, and faithfulness a belt upon his hips (Is 11,1-5).

The Christian’s mission is not towards others, but towards himself. Throughout his life he is committed to becoming a light of truth, love, justice, Having become light and to the extent that he becomes light, he attracts and converts hearts to Christ Jesus. Souls are a gift that God makes to his light. If the Christian ceases to be light, the Lord also stops giving him soul. He can also go around the earth and the sea to make only one proselyte, but nothing. At most he can make one a child of perdition, but not a disciple of Jesus. The light that transforms is missing. The blacksmith can also immerse the iron under a mountain of coal. It will remain hard iron. He might never form it. Instead he puts it under a few hot coals and immediately the iron melts and the blacksmith can give it all the shapes he wants. The Christian coal will never loosen a soul to deliver it to Christ the Lord. He lacks the light that warms the hearts and attracts them.

“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 lamp stand, 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.

The Christian prefers to remain black coal. As black coal he wants to attract people to himself. Impossible. He can also attract them, but to himself, never to Christ Jesus. When he might give nothing to them, because as black coal he will never give anything supernatural and celestial, then people will disappear. First of all they do not come. If someone comes because he is interested in the beginnings for his particular purposes, then he goes away. He does not find what he is looking for. And what does black carbon do? It is also tinged with darker colours to attract someone. It makes everything difficult as black coal and consumes infinite energy. But no soul is brought to Christ the Lord. He also writes treatises, but they are useless. The soul is attracted only by true light. This is the great simplicity of Lord Jesus. Be always light and I will give you every soul to lead to me. Jesus showed all the light of the Father and the world came from all over the region and also from foreign countries. When people do not rush to the Christian, even if he goes far, people will flee. They sees him as black coal.

Virgin of Light. Angels and Saints ensure that every disciple is the true light of Christ Jesus.