Acts 12:24 - 13:5 / John 12:44-50 (2019)
Generally speaking, we can say that good reading habits will help maintain good eyesight.
Good reading habits here means the distance between the eyes and the book, the posture for reading, and of course good lighting.
It is obvious that without good lighting, one will barely able to see what one is reading and prolonged reading under such adverse conditions will eventually result in bad eyesight.
So we know that good lighting is necessary for reading; yet we must put it into practice.
Similarly, we also know what Jesus taught us. In Him is the light of Truth.
What Jesus taught us is for our good and for our salvation.
But it is not enough to know what Jesus taught us. We also have to put it into practice by living out the teachings of Jesus in our lives.
We know we must forgive others when they wrong us.
We know we must respect the dignity of others and not to indulge in gossips and slandering.
We know we must trust in God even when bad things happen to us.
To do otherwise is to prefer the darkness even though we see the light.
Furthermore, at baptism, we are already enlightened by Christ.
So the light of Christ is already within us.
Let us keep that light shining brightly in us especially in prayer so that we in turn will be able to enlighten others.