Come to Light

He said to them, ‘Is a lamp brought in to be put under the bushel basket, or under the bed, and not on the lampstand? For there is nothing hidden, except to be disclosed; nor is anything secret, except to come to light. Let anyone with ears to hear listen!’ And he said to them, ‘Pay attention to what you hear; the measure you give will be the measure you get, and still more will be given you. For to those who have, more will be given; and from those who have nothing, even what they have will be taken away.’ He also said, ‘The kingdom of God is as if someone would scatter seed on the ground, and would sleep and rise night and day, and the seed would sprout and grow, he does not know how. The earth produces of itself, first the stalk, then the head, then the full grain in the head. But when the grain is ripe, at once he goes in with his sickle, because the harvest has come.’ He also said, ‘With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable will we use for it? It is like a mustard seed, which, when sown upon the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on earth; yet when it is sown it grows up and becomes the greatest of all shrubs, and puts forth large branches, so that the birds of the air can make nests in its shade.’ With many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it; he did not speak to them except in parables, but he explained everything in private to his disciples. Mark 4:21-34

Jesus spoke in stories so that we can understand the reign of God. Our Creator makes the crops to grow, the smallest seed able to produce the largest trees and all hidden come to light. We have lived through a long winter and a season when truth has been hidden under many false narratives and a great deal of bluster. We are told it will all come to light and indeed that is the will of God. The abundance is not manmade, but corruption is, the belief that the powerful can get away with whatever they want. For those of us who are despairing in these times, we can take heart that our Creator's will and action is to reveal truth, to shed light on the hidden deeds.

Wondrous Creator, you send light into the world

so that we might plant and sow our tender crops

and so we might carry your love light with us.

There seems to be so much corruption and abuse 

violence covered up with dismissive remarks

and the most vulnerable are crushed under here.

Help us Lord to be bearers of light and truth

so our actions might show our faithfulness

and our hearts might radiate your love here. Amen.