Monday, December 4 : Saint Chromatius of Aquilaea

The Lord had called his disciples “salt of the earth” because by means of the taste of heavenly wisdom they helped the hearts of those who had become tasteless through the devil. And now he calls them “light of the world” because, enlightened by him who is the eternal and true light, they in turn have become a light in the darkness (Jn 1:5). Because he himself is the “Sun of justice” (Mal 3:20) he also calls his disciples “light of the world”. Through them, as with shining rays, he can pour out the light of his knowledge over the whole earth. They really did chase away the darkness of error from people’s hearts by displaying the light of truth. Enlightened by them we too, who were darkness, have become light, as Saint Paul says: “There was a time when you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Well, then, live as children of light.” (Eph 5:8) And again: “We belong neither to darkness nor to night; [we] are children of light and of the day.” (1Thess 5:5). Saint John was right when he asserted in his letter: “God is light”. The person who abides in God is in the light, just as he himself is in the light (1Jn 1:5-7). Since we have the joy of being freed from the darkness of error, we must live in the light and walk in the light as true children of the light.

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