Mark 4:21 Do you buy a lamp and put it under a bowl?
No, says, Jesus, if you buy a lamp you put it on a lampstand.
So often we fall into the trap of placing our faith, our spiritual life,
which should be the light of our life, under a bowl of convenience.
We bring the lamp out at convenient times,
when it will not interfere too much with the rest of our life,
and then place it back under the bowl until the next time we feel the urge.
What a waste! Says Jesus. It belongs on the lampstand,
where it can give light and vision to the rest of life.
The light of faith is not something that should be separated from life,
but central to it, shining out in everything that we are and do.
How can we make sure that our spiritual life is central?
What little changes can we make to each day to remind us
that our light belongs on the lampstand, where it is prominent
and can influence and inspire every part of our life?
……………………….
Dorothy Walters
We are all
Writing God’s poem,
Inscribing it into our bodies
Breathing it into our cells.
Night and day
We make love with the light.
Where it is taking us
We dare not ask
We know only
That it is the love
That makes us
Remember our beginnings,
Particles dancing in holy fire.
St Francis of Assisi
Such love
does the sky now pour
that whenever I stand in a field
I have to wring out the light
when I get home.
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