Dispel The Darkness

Living With Integrity
Reflection Date: 10 June 2025
Author: Fr Ignatius Britto, SJ
Daily Reading: 2 Corinthians 1: 18-22     Mathew 5: 13-16

In the first reading, Paul assures the Corinthians that his teaching and preaching of the Gospel are consistent and unwavering. He affirms this strongly by stating that God’s promises are always YES in Christ. Paul also highlights that it is God who strengthens us and gives His Spirit into our hearts.

In a world full of uncertainties and shifting promises, we are called to trust in His YES, which alone guarantees His faithfulness. This is a beautiful reminder that our confidence in this life flowers forth from God’s unchanging AMEN. Let us stand firm in God’s truth with integrity and consistency, just as God is faithful.

In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus calls His disciples to be the salt of the earth and the light of the world. Salt preserves and enhances flavor. In the same way, we are called to bring goodness and preserve moral values to the world.

Light illumines and dispels darkness. To have light in one’s life is to have God in one’s life. God is often portrayed as light, referred to as Jyothi. When we carry God within us, we naturally shine, and that light will dispel the darkness around us.

This calls us to realize our enormous capacity for self-sacrifice. Let us make the effort to become aware of this capacity and willingly sacrifice our comforts in service to the poor, thus becoming the light of the world.

“If you offer your food to the hungry and satisfy the needs of the afflicted, then your light shall rise in the darkness and your gloom be like noonday."
(Isaiah 58:10)

Call to Action:

• Can we boldly live with the power of the Holy Spirit as salt and light?
• Let us live a life that radiates God’s love so that others may see and glorify Him.