sent me. I have come into the world as light, so that whoever believes in me may not
remain in darkness. If anyone hears my words and does not keep them, I am not the
one to condemn him; for I have come, not to condemn the world, but to save the world.
The one who rejects me, and does not receive my words, already has a judge: the
very words I have spoken will condemn him on the last day. For I have not spoken on
my own authority; the Father, who sent me, has instructed me what to say and how to
speak. I know that his commandment is eternal life, and that is why the message
I give, I give as the Father instructed me.”

Reflect

“Light of the world.” Jesus is the light of the world.The Father sent him into the world as
light so that those who believe in him may no longer remain in darkness. The light comes
into the world but there are those who would prefer the darkness to light because they were
afraid that their wicked deeds may be exposed (cf. Jn. 3:19). The coming of the light into the
world reveals the reality of darkness as well. The coming of Jesus as the light of the world
now enables our capacity to make right judgement in choosing what is good over what is
wicked. As we head toward higher climate related risks, there is also a growing consciousness
among people to care for our common home. However, many still find it difficult to change their
ways that are detrimental to the natural environment. We find it difficult to live up to the
challenge of entering into ecological conversion because it is not easy to leave behind
the things that give us comfort even if we know that they are environmentally destructive.
Our environmentally destructive lifestyle has already been exposed. It is now high time to
make radical decisions for the care of our common home.

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