To read the texts click on the texts: 2 Sam 7:18-19,24-29; Mk 4:21-25
The text of today follows immediately after the interpretation
of the Parable of the Sower and the seed and contains two similes: that of the Lamp and the Measure.
In Mark they seem to be connected with the response that
a person makes to the Word spoken by Jesus. This Word is not an esoteric or secret
Word. It is a Word that is to be make known, to be revealed, like a lamp is to
be on a lamp stand. If one is open and receptive to this Word (the "Measure" of
one’s openness) one will receive from God not only the ability to understand it
but also to assimilate it.
Sometimes our closed attitudes and minds and our reluctance to
accept change and newness may result in our missing out on all the revelations
of the glory of God taking place around us. If we only open the eyes of our
heart to see and the ears of our hearts to hear, we will be able to find God in
all things and all things in him.
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