Thursday, January 30, 2003
3rd Week in Ordinary Time

1st Reading: Heb 10:19-25
Gospel: Mk 4:21-25

Jesus also said to the crowd, "When the light comes, is it to be put under a tub or a bed? Surely it is put on a lampstand. Whatever is hidden will be disclosed, and whatever is kept secret will be brought to light. Listen then, if you have ears!"

And he also said to them, "Pay attention to what you hear. In the measure you give, so shall you receive and still more will be given to you. For to the one who produces something, more will be given, and from him who does not produce anything, even what he has will be taken away from him."

Gospel Commentary

How does one react to Jesus' affirmation that "whatever is hidden will be disclosed, and whatever is kept secret will be brought to light"? It depends, to a large extent, on what is hidden and secret in one's life. If one seeks to live in as transparent a manner as possible, with as much as integrity and as little double-dealing as possible, then these words come as consolation. If, like Adam and Eve hiding in the garden, there is a darkness in our lives, and deeds that we hide or deceive others about, then Jesus' words about the truth that cannot be concealed forever come as fearful threat. What is the truth of my life? Am I being called to live more and more in the light?

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