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Catholic Charities USA
Monday of the Fifth Week of Lent
Readings of the Day
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A common thread runs through today's readings: all speak of darkness
in our world, and the challenge we face when we must "walk in
the dark valley." Each proclaims that with God at our side we
need not fear, for God's light outshines the darkness that
surrounds us, and will ultimately conquer every darkness that plagues
our world.
From Daniel we hear the sordid tale of two respected elders whose
hearts are so darkened by lust that they falsely accuse a young woman
who spurned their advances to preserve her purity. For her part,
Susanna prays in the confident assurance that God will bring the truth
to light: "O eternal God, you know what is hidden and are aware
of all things before they come to be." The psalmist likewise
cries out to God as he confronts the darkness of persecution from
enemies, proclaiming that he need not fear, "for you (O God) are
at my side, with your rod and your staff that give me courage."
And in John's Gospel, Jesus identifies himself as the Light of
the World, and promises that "whoever follows me will not walk
in darkness, but will have the light of life."
A Benedictine monk once told me that his community got up to pray in
the middle of the night because many sinful and harmful acts occur
under the cover of darkness. He called it a privilege to suffer the
minor inconvenience of interrupted rest, arising and gathering to
"rinse or bathe the world" in vigilant prayer, expressing
solidarity with and concern for our suffering brothers and sisters.
Science tells us that darkness is not a thing but the lack of
something, the absence of light. Saint Augustine likewise once said
that evil does not exist of its own accord, but rather is the absence
or corruption of good. In that sense, evil is nothingness. How
true this rings with our experience in Catholic Charities as we reach
out to serve and support those who are bruised and broken. Whether
they are innocent victims or in some way complicit in their struggles
is not the issue - all have experienced darkness as absence.
They have often been deprived some goodness in the form of guidance,
affirmation, protection, provision, nurturance, or loving care and
concern. Many of our clients have been swallowed up in the
darkness of being treated as - and thus feeling like - a
nobody, a "loser." It is our task to be ministers of mercy
and beacons of God's saving light, to help others restore what
has been lost by reaffirming their God-given dignity. May our efforts
be like a floodlight whose brightness reveals the inherent goodness of
every member of the human family, without exception, so that together
we "might not walk in darkness, but have the light of
life."
Edward J. Lis served as Director, Catholic Mission Integration &
Communications, Catholic Human Services, Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
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