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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