And not to be placed on a lamp stand?

Heb 10,19-25; Ps 23; Mk 4,21-25
31 JANUARY
The lamp is the Word of God. It is Christ Jesus who in all his being is the Word of God. It is the Christian, who has become one single being and life with Christ. The life of the Christian is the Word of God by vocation and by consecration in every sacrament he received. We are light, we are obliged to live as true light, children of light and in the Lord Jesus.

So be imitators of God, as beloved children, and live in love, as Christ loved us and handed himself over for us as a sacrificial offering to God for a fragrant aroma. Immorality or any impurity or greed must not even be mentioned among you, as is fitting among holy ones, no obscenity or silly or suggestive talk, which is out of place, but instead, thanksgiving. Be sure of this, that no immoral or impure or greedy person, that is, an idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. Let no one deceive you with empty arguments, for because of these things the wrath of God is coming upon the disobedient. So do not be associated with them. For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light, for light produces every kind of goodness and righteousness and truth. Try to learn what is pleasing to the Lord. Take no part in the fruitless works of darkness; rather expose them, for it is shameful even to mention the things done by them in secret; but everything exposed by the light becomes visible, for everything that becomes visible is light. Therefore, it says: “Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will give you light.” Watch carefully then how you live, not as foolish persons but as wise, making the most of the opportunity, because the days are evil. Therefore, do not continue in ignorance, but try to understand what is the will of the Lord. And do not get drunk on wine, in which lies debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another (in) psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and playing to the Lord in your hearts, giving thanks always and for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God the Father (Eph 5,1-20).

It is not enough to be light, like the sun is light or the stars are light. The Christian, light in the Lord, light from the Lord, must also be light for the Lord. With the Word he must reveal, manifest, communicate and give to every other man the Word of light, truth, justice, charity, faith, hope, mercy and peace. The Christian was sent by Jesus into the world not only to be light, but also the giver of light. The light is given by giving the Word in its purity and truth, perennially drawn in the Holy Spirit. In the announcement of the Word there can be no uncertainties, doubts, ambiguities, confusions, errors, interpretations, transformations, changes and alterations. For this it is enough to say what Jesus said and not to say what He did not say. It would be enough simply to report: “these are the exact words of Jesus. Put them in the heart. Ask the Holy Spirit to let you understand them. Call upon him to give you his intelligence and wisdom “. This honesty would be enough and we would free ourselves from a multitude of sins due to alteration, modification and often bad heresy or partiality in reporting the Word of the Lord.

He said to them, “Is a lamp brought in to be placed under a bushel basket or under a bed, and not to be placed on a lamp stand? 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.”

Another truth deserves to be announced. Jesus says: If one is light from my light, light in my light, never might he hide his light. He can hide the light in not saying the Word, never might he hide the light that are his works. If the Christian is true light, in the face of the temptation of adultery, he must preserve his purity. Faced with an invitation to steal, or to say false testimony, or to break any other commandment or to deny a Beatitude, he must always remain faithful to his light. He might never hide being a disciple of Jesus with works. If one is a Christian, it will always be known. He can hide it, who is no longer the light of the Lord, because he has become darkness. Who is true light, must be it with words and deeds.

Mother of God, Angels and Saints ensure that we are witnesses of the light in truth and justice.