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That\u2019s the lesson we can get when Christ said that \u201cno one who lights a lamp conceals it with a vessel or sets it under a bed; rather, he places it on a lampstand so that those who enter may see the light.\u201d (Lk 8,16)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And he continued by saying that \u201cthere is nothing hidden that will not become visible, and nothing secret that will not be known and come to light,\u201d practically warning us that there is really no point keeping secrets because in the end everything will be known.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We should be as transparent as possible. The only exception is when, given our limited and wounded human condition, we need to practice some discretion since certain matters are subject to confidentiality for one legitimate reason or another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And then Christ rounded up the whole thing by saying that \u201cto anyone who has, more will be given, and from the one who has not, even what he seems to have will be taken away.\u201d This obviously is a very clear indication that we really need to give and share what God has given and shared with us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We need to understand that our life, whether considered in its purely natural aspect or in its supernaturally oriented spiritual dimension, that is, particularly our Christian life, is by definition a shared life. It\u2019s a shared life with God and with everybody and everything else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We cannot remain na\u00efve and think that our life more or less would just automatically be a shared life. Some people say so, because they claim we cannot avoid sharing our life with others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To a certain extent, that assertion is true. But neither can we be blind to the fact that we and the world in general have ways, often subtle and deceptive, that effectively negate this shared characteristic of our life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But why is our life a shared life? Firstly, because that\u2019s how we are made, how we have been hard-wired. That we have intelligence and will, that we have feelings, memory, imagination, etc., can only show we are meant to be with others, we are meant to go out of our own world. They are not there just for our own private enjoyment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But more importantly, especially for those with Christian faith, it\u2019s because God created us that way. We are the image and likeness of God, elevated through grace to be nothing less than children of his.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We actually are sharers of God\u2019s divine life. Of course, with the misuse of our freedom, we can lose that most sublime privilege. But there is no doubt, through faith, that we are meant to share in God\u2019s life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And we should give our all in sharing what we have with God first, and then with everybody else as a consequence! (Fr. Roy Cimagala)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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