Go light your world

             ‘Carry your candle, for all to see it……. Take your candle go light your world.’ All of us need to carry our candles so that the world is illuminated with its light. In these times, we really need to hold up our candles so that the world walks in the path of light. We know and have seen what the darkness of hatred can do (2 World Wars). Wars on a smaller scale take place when we reject our neighbor, despise our enemies and rip the poor off their dignity.

            God knows all what we do and He also knows that we are weak and selfish human beings. However we need to be aware and take into account the feelings of the other person. It is better to light a candle of good hope in the lives of others rather than sow seeds of darkness. We are called to light up the lives of others and enhance their living.

            One of the saints who lit up the lives of others (youngsters) was St. John Bosco. At the age of 9 he was called in a dream to shepherd the young straying flock. He who lost his father at the age of 2 was called to be a father to the orphaned youngsters of his time.

            Oscar Romero is another example. He lit up the lives of the people by fighting for their rights; even to the extent of giving up his own life. He was a man of great courage. He saw that the poor peoples’ lives were being made miserable by the government by being unjust to them. He took the necessary action and did the most loving thing due to which he was shot dead.

            There are innumerable examples of people who have lit up the lives of others. It’s our responsibility to light up the lives of others and make them shine.

‘Go light your world’