[Grem] Mai evang. + elmélkedés

[Emoke Greschik]

*Bishop Barron's Gospel reflection:*

Friends, today’s Gospel is *the parable of the lamp that, placed on a
lampstand, gives light to all. Light *obviously isn’t for itself; rather,
we see things by it. It *illuminates things upon which it shines.*


We are light by which people around us come to see what is worth seeing. *By
the very quality and integrity of our lives, we shed light, illumining what
is beautiful and revealing what is ugly. *The clear implication is
that *without
vibrant Christians the world is a much worse place*. Let me illustrate this
principle with an example. *One of the most painful truths of the last
century is that the weakness of Christian witness allowed some of the worst
elements in society to flourish.*


Think of *the rise of the evil powers that created World War II.
Christianity had become so weak, so uncompelling, so attenuated that great
evil was allowed to flourish. Yes, indeed there were a handful of powerful
Christian resisters, but *let’s face it: T*he overwhelmingly vast majority
of Christians either supported Hitler or remained in silence, out of either
fear or indifference.*

*Imádkozzál érettünk Istennek Szent Anyja, hogy méltók lehessünk Krisztus
ígéreteire. Ámen.*
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