instead, it is put on a lamp stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house.
In the same way, your light must shine before others, so that they may see the good you do, and praise your Father in heaven.

REFLECTION:
Too often, we fear giving of ourselves, of our resources, of our skills, talents, and abilities,
because we are afraid that if we do so, we would either be rejected or ridiculed, or that our generosity, our gift,
our kindness would not be reciprocated. And so we hold back. We resort to keeping our blessings to ourselves.
Why indeed would we let go if there is no guaranteed “return on investment”.
But Jesus tells us to do the exact opposite, to share, to let go, to give, to let our light shine, so that all the world might know that we are his followers.
It is the way by which his disciples become the “salt of the earth” and the “light of the world” – by sharing what they have,
by allowing the goodness that is in them, to flow, by allowing the light of Christ which illumines their hearts, minds, and souls,
to spread its light throughout the world. When we share our gifts, it isn’t our gifts that we ultimately share, it is Christ,
and that is a gift that will never run out.

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