NOT ON HUMAN WISDOM, BUT ON THE POWER OF GOD!
5 th Sunday Year A February 9, 2014 NOT ON HUMAN WISDOM, BUT ON THE POWER OF GOD Today is some kind of a repeat of Candlemas. All three readings speak of light, as against gloom; wisdom from above as distinct from earthly human power; and about shining brightly for the world to see. It is about having the courage to be seen and recognized as such, by a world that, even up until our times, has been “walking in darkness.” But the Gospel passage adds another metaphor for discipleship – that of being salt for the earth. The readings, therefore, talk about being visible, and being flavorful; being seen and being tasty; being real and being effective. You’ve seen the likes so often in life … fixtures that add beauty and form, but serve no real usable purpose; museum pieces that are good to look at, but which offer no real practical use to no one; artifacts that give a clue to something in the past, but which does not make life any bett...