“DO I SIT IN DARKNESS?” (Mt 4:12-17): 27 January 2008 (3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time)
Today’s Readings
Today’s gospel reading tells us that when Jesus begins his ministry after the arrest of John, he fulfills Isaiah’s prophecy that “the people who sit in darkness have seen a great light.” I think that’s a great image: People sitting in darkness and then seeing light.
I remember when I was growing up, there was a huge oil crisis in the country, and as a result, we experienced frequent power interruptions. We would have no choice but literally sit in the dark, usually around a lighted candle, and because there was nothing else to do, we would talk and play board games until the light finally went back on.