You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill can’t be hidden. Neither do you light a lamp, and put it under a measuring basket, but on a stand; and it shines to all who are in the house. Even so, let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven. – Matthew 5:14-16, WEB-BE
We can either multiply goodness or we can multiply what’s bad. We can be channels of positive energy, or we can be channels of negative emotions.
We can start the day whining and spread feelings of discontent all around us. Or we can start it with cheerfulness and inspire others with our smile.
Quite often we may feel powerless to change the world. And we use this as an excuse to withdraw our contribution. Yet whether we are aware of it or not, we are always contributing something to our environment.
We cannot know for certain, but right where we are, we can already be either promoters of despair, or we can be models of perseverance. Other people may be catching our sarcasm or they may be catching our faith.
Given the chance, what would you like to pass on that will make ever increasing ripples around you? I hope you choose to multiply what is good.
The sin which we have in us emerges from us and spreads outside ourselves, setting up a contagion of sin. Thus, when we are in a temper, those around us grow angry… But at the contact of a perfectly pure being there is a transmutation, and the sin becomes suffering. Such is the function of the just servant of Isaiah, of the Lamb of God. Such is redemptive suffering. All the criminal violence of the Roman Empire ran up against Christ, and in him it became pure suffering. – Simone Weil
Find hope in your darkest hour.
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