“CAN I BE A SHINING LAMP FOR YOU?” (Jn 5:31-47): 06 March 2008 (Thursday)
The Lord gives a long speech in today’s gospel, as he typically does in John’s gospel, but one line leapt out of the screen when I read it (I was reading the passage from an online Bible). Referring to John the Baptist, he says, “He was a burning and shining lamp.”
My first thought: Can I be the same? I know my shortcomings and my sinfulness, but for some reason, I felt the question from inside me: “Can I also be a burning and shining lamp?”