Wednesday of the Second Week of Easter
“But people preferred darkness to light.” Has this ever been true for you? Under what circumstances?
Sometimes we prefer darkness out of sheer selfishness. Sometimes out of frustration or anxiety. Sometimes darkness is what is most familiar, and we find some comfort in it even if we know it is not the best.
Turning towards the light is not easy and may leave us dazzled, vulnerable, exposed. Pope Francis offers us a consoling image: the light that guides us is the kindly light in the eyes of the Risen One, a light that does not overwhelm, but rather gently and lovingly lights the way of our salvation.