FIFTH SUNDAY TO CYCLE A.
"You you are the salt of the earth, you are the light of world." (Mt. 5.13 to 161).
This is the commission of Jesus to his disciples from the mountain that represents the specific attitudes, which the disciples of Jesus we called to live in the world. We need to embrace these words spoken by Jesus us today. The use of "ye " highlights these two metaphors of today's Gospel: " You are the salt of the earth, you are the light of the world."
"You Ye the salt of the land . "Salt was a symbol of great importance in the culture of Israel, the salt gives taste to food and preserves from corruption. Salt, figuratively, is also an expression of joy of life. But, to produce its effect, the need to mix and dissolve salt. We are called to be "salt earth ", because there is much corruption in it what to do to try to avoid it? It takes a lot of" salt "in the family, schools, businesses, media, interpersonal relationships, culture, economics, politics and our Church Does not have to look at our behavior and become more present, such as salt, in these fields?
often carry a Christian lifestyle amorphous, colorless and dull that it has nothing to say or upset anyone, a mannered to live our Christian faith rather than provocative reassuring. We can not reduce us to be harmless. Our life of believers need to become a "contagion" appliance life expectancy and those who come to us.
" You are the light of the world " Light is also a universal symbol, light would shine in the darkness and light our paths. The darkness, in the biblical culture, is what opposed to "God's " and stifles aspiration depth of human beings: the desire for a full and meaningful, the darkness also identifies with the lie, born of greed and excessive need for recognition, power and prominence. The darkness, ultimately, occurs in humans blindness, that is, the concealment of the plan of God who is life from doing fully.
The darkness is the ideology that imposes the unjust order creating the world confusion and lack of respect. This darkness leads, often in bitter grief, doubt and despair. In this world obscured by the darkness, Jesus invites us to be "light in this world:" You are the light of world. " light, metaphorically speaking, is life as it imposes its light and can be known. Therefore, the Christian, we, as Christians, we are invited, with our style and our way of life to be "light to the world."
Obviously, we are not salt and light with the words, statements, documents and good intentions, but works, works of love arise and manifest the love that we live, not works that support the prestige and power. These words of Jesus: You are the salt of the earth and light of the world . There are a certificate of superiority over others, not a title of honor, they are simply a call to live consciously and responsibly on our mission of transforming force in our world.
Perhaps we should ask: what liberation movements have fostered and raised in our environment? What hope do we have on in the world of the hopeless with whom we met? What peace and understanding we have witnessed with our lives?
One of the most necessary and urgent that we as Christians is to return to "salt" our faith Gospel heat. We need to rediscover that faith can taste is salt and can make us live in a new way around: life and death, the coexistence and loneliness, joy and sorrow, work and party. Therefore, the words of Jesus in the Gospel of today who urge us to be the "salt of the earth and light of the world," he also challenges us to ask: Are we the believers Good News to anyone? What we live in our communities, what is observed among us, Is sign and presence of the Kingdom to people today? "We contribute to society current something that gives zest to life, heal and release something that men and women of our time? Do we live in something that can enlighten the people in these times of uncertainty, and offer hope to those looking for a meaning to life?
"Sal and light " we speak of taste ; the Life by Love and by joy. We ask positive attitude valuing everything that is good and beautiful in this world . In short, salt and light speak of the happiness that Jesus us offers to all.
" Shine your light so the men that they may see your good works ." To be salt and light of the world to glorify the Father, the important thing is not activism, the role superficial, legalistic ethics, but the good works that are born of love for the God who dwells in the depths of our being. When you have the courage not to hide our sins empty, not wearing masks, if not perfect, to be transparent ... good works shine and glorify your Father in heaven.
Hoy, nos volvemos al Señor para decirle: Cristo, tú eres nuestra verdadera sal y nuestra luz. Ayúdanos a ser como Tú: Sal de la tierra y Luz del mundo. Que la Luz que Tú nos confías reavive los lugares aprisionados por las tinieblas, que tu Sal dé sabor y sentido a nuestra vida humana.
Benjamin Garcia Soriano
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