Sisters and brothers in Christ, today's (9/19) proverb, from the first reading, deserve prayerful discernment: "Say not to your neighbor, “Go, and come again, tomorrow I will give,” when you can give at once."
In other words, do not leave until tomorrow what we can do today. Let us be merciful to others as God is merciful to us. Let us forgive others as God forgives us. Let us love others, particularly our families, as God loves us and calls us to our neighbors. While we have a tendency to say - "I'll do it later" - the proverb reminds us not to wait for a later that might not be there.
Moreover, when we say "Yes" to something, we say "No" to something else. Let our "yes" be for things of God and our "no" be for things not of God. This is how we shine the light of Christ in the world, because, as Jesus tells us in today's Gospel: "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."
Therefore, let us shine for the light of Christ in the world not only through our words but by our actions. Let us not wait until later, but now.
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Gospel of the Day
"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."
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