Welcoming the Light ... and Passing it on to Others

In today's Gospel the apostle Matthew quotes the great prophet Isaiah: "The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light!" Jesus, the light of the world, arrives on the scene in the "darkness" of Galilee. He does so in order to bring light to the dark places of our hearts. But immediately after arriving he calls his first disciples and says that they will be "fishers of men." Having received his light ... we must pass it on to others!