Light of the World

Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
Today in mass the homily was really beautiful and it made me think. He said that when we think of lamps we think of those that you can turn off and on, dim, brighten and unplug. He said that in the time of Jesus lamps were different, they were bowls of oil you couldn't turn off, all you could do was cover them with a bushel basket. That is our kind of lamp. We cannot turn off the light of Christ within us. We can cover it, hide it and ignore it but it will always be there, we are called to let it shine. To not cover it with a basket but to rather put it on a lamp stand and to be lights of Christ.
I guess it is just something to think about that I wanted to share will all of you! God bless.
Peace and love in Christ,
Alyse