Brothers and sisters: You were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light.”
~ Ephesians 5:8“

Dear Friend,

St. Paul says we should live as children of light. I think that’s really good advice.

You have to admit: we just don’t do well in the dark. We hurt ourselves... we bump into things... we get lost. Today’s reading tells us what we know in our hearts: that by welcoming the light of Christ into our lives, we leave the darkness behind. For us that means relationship problems, disappointments, the setbacks and the hurts. In Christ we can see as the blind man in today’s readings was able to see. Jesus anointed his eyes with clay and then told him to go and wash in the pool of Siloam. At once his eyes were opened and he gave praise.

This parable is a great lesson. Once we realize the power of Christ’s message, we not only see the light. We become the light.

We’re now less than a month away from Holy Week and Easter Sunday. Think how you can be the light of Christ for someone close to you: a parent or sibling, a spouse, a child, a friend, a neighbor. See how you can be more light to them than darkness.

Adam, here’s the Good News: all the things that bring light are yours to give: solace and comfort, kindness and encouragement, forgiveness and hope. Be generous in the giving and you will be blessed as St. Paul’s child of light.

Sincerely yours in Christ,

Father Raymond J. Finch, M.M.