Our reflections on Christmas continue to focus on light and darkness. When Joseph and Mary bring Jesus to the temple to consecrate him to the Lord, Simeon, an old priest who had been promised he would not die until he saw the Messiah, took him into his arms and declared that he could now go in peace for he had seen the Promised One, "a light to reveal you [God] to the nations." (Lk. 2: 32). St. John, who loves to play with the images of light and darkness, writes that "the darkness is passing away, and the true light is already shining." (1 Jn. 2: 8) He sees this light as the love that should exist between us. If that love is not there, then darkness prevails. "Whoever says he is in the light, yet hates his brother, is still in the darkness. Whoever loves his brother remains in the light and there is nothing in him to cause a fall. Whoever hates his brother is in darkness; he walks in darkness and does not know where he is going because the darkness has blinded his eyes." (1 Jn. 2: 9) "And who is my brother?" asked a young scholar of Jesus, who related the parable of the Good Samaritan in reply. The question and answer remain valid for us as well, especially if we want to be "a light to reveal God" to others.
"This little light of mine/ I'm gonna let it shine, let it shine, let it shine, let it shine."
Bro. Rene
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