The Speciality and the Deeper meaning of eye and the Eye sight

GOSPEL THOUGHTS

*Ordinary Season : 11th Week : Friday*

*Gospel : Mt 6:19-23*

*First Reading : 2 Cor 11:18, 21-30*

*The Speciality and the Deeper meaning of eye and the Eye sight*

*1) The lamp of the body is the eye.*

This is what we find in today's Gospel

The importance of Our eyes and eye sight is highlight in today's Gospel

We can imagine the misery of a person who is blind. The entire world for him/ her is only darkness

*2) Eye and the Eye sight and the Insight*

The eye represent the eye sight or simply the sight 

This sight is very important for us to live and move in our day today life 

As we understand the importance of the physical sight, there is also another concept that is *insight*

All those who don't have this insight, can't live their life in an effective way 

*3) If your eye is bad, your whole body will be in darkness.*

Here Jesus not only speaks about the physical sight but the way we look at the persons,  things and realities

If I am seeing only negativy my life is filled only with negativity. This is called darkness of negativity 

My eyes sees the growth of another and I feel jealousy. This is the darkness of jealousy

My eyes see another person in the lustful sight. This is called darkness of lust 

My eyes see always find fault with others. This is the darkness of faults in us 

My eyes see, wrong ways to achieve my selfish interests. This is the darkness of selfishness

My eyes see, other as a threat for my selfish motives. This is called darkness of insecurity

Like wise we suffer from variety of darknesses because of our defective eye sight 

*4) Conscience is the eye of the Personality*

All of us have conscience and we follow our conscience in everything

Conscience sees everything in the right perspective. That why it is the light of our personality. 

But at times the sight of the conscience is blineded by our evil deeds, which becomes fatal to our moral life 

If the sight of the conscience is lost, then not only life here on earth becomes darkness but even in eternity our life will become a terrible darkness 

So we need to have the sight of the conscience to see the things in right way 

*5) Eye sight and the insight*

As a Christian we need to have a deeper insight or inner sight along with the eye sight 

Deeper sight or inner sight in our life helps us to see the following things, which brightens our life 

We are able to see the pain of others and help them in some way 

We are able to see struggles of others and help them in some way 

We are able to see the needy, poor, marginalized and able to serve them 

We are able to see the good and greater things in others and support them for greater works 

Such attitude brightens our life and we live like the children of Light 

*6) God's call to live in the Light*

We are called the children of light and not of darkness. 

If so what is ruling in my life? 

Darkness or light? 

*Think about it*

*God bless you and your family. Praying for you and your dear ones*

*Fr Maxim DSouza*

*Jeppu Seminary*

*Mangalore*