…Anyone who has ears to hear ought to hear. “He also told them, "Take care what you hear. The measure with which you measure will be measured out to you, and still, more will be given to you… (Mk 4:21-25). God is good, all the time.
Here we are with a beautiful passage designed to enrich our Christian lives. The Ghanaian proverb that says that "people die, but their tongues never die" is applicable to the passage. We know that Jesus' words remain eternal; they are alive and active today as he first spoke them, and they affect our lives.
Remember how " all the people hung on his words” all the time (Lk 19:48). Christians can hold on to his words today and the words of the saints and some well-meaning people in our lives. Take Aquinas, Augustine, Mother Teresa, and some relatives, mentors, and friends whose words mean a lot to us, especially if they also practiced them.
The question Jesus asked, "Is a lamp brought in to be placed under a bushel basket or a bed, and not to be placed on a lampstand?” is clearly meant for us not to cover his presence as light in our daily lives, but rather attract others to him. The more we seek to learn, know, and believe about him, the richer we become.
To spend time to learn and apply the teachings of Jesus is a real spiritual capital investment. Sincere knowledge of Christ makes the heart, soul, conscience, and reasoning mind richer with hope, faith, love, joy, peace, courage, and happiness.
Take a cue from Saint Aquinas, who made it his daily desire to do three thing things: pray, study, and write. He epitomizes the combined effect of divine revelation and pure reasoning in a holy life. He became so rich with Christ and his wisdom that the treasure of thoughts he bequeathed to the Church is never depleted.
Let us take care what we give our attention to as Christians if we are to be happy, remembering that those who are poor in spirit, peacemakers, meek, merciful, mourners, etc., are the genuinely happy ones (Cf. Matt 5:3-12).