CẢM NGHIỆM SỐNG LC - CHRISTOPHER - 3RD SUNGDAY -A
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Mo Nguyen
THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR A
22 JANUARY 2023
BREAKING OPEN THE WORD
CHRIST’S LIGHT (Matthew 4: 12-23)
Many of us have had the experience of searching desperately for a torch or candle in the midst of a blackout. It can be a confusing and discouraging time till we find some source of light. Isaiah knew that the people of Galilee were in need of some encouragement and light in those dark days after the Assyrians had conquered their cities and led them into exile. He looks forward in hope to the day when God will lead them home and remove their burden.
For Matthew Jesus’ ministry could be best understood and viewed through the filter of Isaiah’s prophecy. A light dawns as Jesus begins his ministry, a ministry of teaching, healing and encouragement. The burden the people carry is now being gently lifted away by Jesus’ compassion and care. It is, however, a ministry that is not to be Jesus’ alone. From the beginning, others such as Peter and Andrew, James and John, are called to share generously in bringing others into the light of the kingdom.
When members of Chloe’s household reported to Paul that the Corinthian community was divided he knew that they had unwittingly returned to fumbling around lost in the dark. How was he to bring them back? First of all, he reminds them that Paul, Apollos and Cephas were to be seen as nothing more other than the bearers and preachers of Christ’s light. He forcefully reminds them that their unity is to be found in Jesus who gave the most eloquent sermon of all when he offered his life on the cross.
CHRISTOPHER MONAGHAN CP
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