Join Msgr. Don Fischer as he reads and delivers a short reflection on today’s gospel, followed by 3 1/2 minutes of contemplative music and a closing prayer. Msgr. Don hopes that today’s reflection on the gospel will empower you to carry the Word in your heart throughout the day.

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Gospel
Luke 8:16-18

Jesus said to the crowd:
“No one who lights a lamp conceals it with a vessel
or sets it under a bed;
rather, he places it on a lampstand
so that those who enter may see the light.
For there is nothing hidden that will not become visible,
and nothing secret that will not be known and come to light.
Take care, then, how you hear.
To anyone who has, more will be given,
and from the one who has not,
even what he seems to have will be taken away.”

Reflection

There are many ways to understand the light. It was the first thing that God created. It is an image of the Spirit of God enlightening our eyes, seeing everything around us as it was meant to be seen. I believe this passage is talking to us about the truth that is consistently being revealed to us, generation after generation. And the more that we see it, the more it is spread between us.

So he's saying, be sure and pay attention to what you hear and know that the truth is what has come into the world.

Closing Prayer

Father, your promise is that you will be our teacher. You taught us that you live with God inside of you and that's who we are, also. Bless us with this awareness, this truth that dwells in our hearts that longs to show us more and more of what is real, what is true. And we ask this in Jesus’ name, Amen.