It's almost like Ash Wednesday! Yes, buried under the hype of Super Bowl Sunday, which the media has played up and, perhaps, over played up this week, is the stark but consoling challenge if Isaiah and the command, as it were, of Jesus to be light and salt for the world. Isaiah's message bears repetition: "Thus says the Lord: share your bread with the hungry,/ shelter the oppressed and the homeless;/ clothe the naked when you see them,/ and do not turn your back on your own,/ /Then your light shall break fort like the dawn,/ and your wound shall quickly be healed;/ your vindication shall go before you,/ and the glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard./ ...If you bestow your bread on the hungry and satisfy the afflicted;/ then light shall rise for you in the darkness,/ and the gloom shall become for you like midday." (Is 58: 7-10) Jesus tells us flatly: "Your light must shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your heavenly Father." (Mat 5:16) Let us enjoy our Super Bowl Sunday with family and friends, yet at the same time, remembering that there is "life beyond football", let us work on being light through our good deeds.
Bro. Rene
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