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Darkness….and the Light

Fr. Joeven Matugas, SX

Mar 25, 2017
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FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT

The Gospel that we have heard and read today is the narrative story of a man who was born blind. The people who are blind are the people whom we consider with disability.  In this way we may assume them as people living in darkness because they have no chance to see the light of the world. They cannot visualize or imagine the environment surrounding them.

Here in Kabala we have the house and the school for the blind. Many of them are living there. Some of them are catholic and they are my friends. All of them are in the school. For the secondary school, they attend the Kabala Secondary School, while some are in other schools. As I observed them, they do study successfully. They have high marks in their report cards, better than those with clear vision.. They read and pronounce well the words. Some of them are walking to the school without assistance, they only use their cane. To talk with them is just amazing. They are very conversant. They have many inspiring stories to tell. They are very cheerful. They speak good English. They can tell funny stories. They have skills and talents. Considering all these positive qualities they have, I cannot say that these people are living in darkness. They are people living in the light.

This is what I see in today’s gospel. Jesus used physical blindness to illustrate our human inadequacy. Our inability to capture the sight of faith. One author said, spiritual blindness is dangerous. Our darkness is the darkness of loneliness. The darkness of pride. The darkness of money. The darkness of power. There are many kinds of darkness that hinder us from seeing Christ clearly. When we get to know and develop a personal relationship with Jesus, then we may come to see the light. The light that makes us joyous and cheerful.

The man born blind approached Jesus. He came with hope and desire to be cured. And Jesus cured him. This is how to enter a personal-loving relationship with Jesus.

In this season of Lent, it is good to make space for our conversion from our own darkness into the marvelous light of Christ. It is an appropriate moment for us to look into our inner selves and recall the many good things and blessings that God has given  us. That in a way we may discover the real suffering of Jesus during his passion, death and resurrection. 

FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT

The Gospel that we have heard and read today is the narrative story of a man who was born blind. The people who are blind are the people whom we consider with disability.  In this way we may assume them as people living in darkness because they have no chance to see the light of the world. They cannot visualize or imagine the environment surrounding them.

Here in Kabala we have the house and the school for the blind. Many of them are living there. Some of them are catholic and they are my friends. All of them are in the school. For the secondary school, they attend the Kabala Secondary School, while some are in other schools. As I observed them, they do study successfully. They have high marks in their report cards, better than those with clear vision.. They read and pronounce well the words. Some of them are walking to the school without assistance, they only use their cane. To talk with them is just amazing. They are very conversant. They have many inspiring stories to tell. They are very cheerful. They speak good English. They can tell funny stories. They have skills and talents. Considering all these positive qualities they have, I cannot say that these people are living in darkness. They are people living in the light.

This is what I see in today’s gospel. Jesus used physical blindness to illustrate our human inadequacy. Our inability to capture the sight of faith. One author said, spiritual blindness is dangerous. Our darkness is the darkness of loneliness. The darkness of pride. The darkness of money. The darkness of power. There are many kinds of darkness that hinder us from seeing Christ clearly. When we get to know and develop a personal relationship with Jesus, then we may come to see the light. The light that makes us joyous and cheerful.

The man born blind approached Jesus. He came with hope and desire to be cured. And Jesus cured him. This is how to enter a personal-loving relationship with Jesus.

In this season of Lent, it is good to make space for our conversion from our own darkness into the marvelous light of Christ. It is an appropriate moment for us to look into our inner selves and recall the many good things and blessings that God has given  us. That in a way we may discover the real suffering of Jesus during his passion, death and resurrection. 

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