"But the Lord does not dwell long on the parable of the lamp; he moves from external light to internal light, to what man needs as his spiritual essence. And he points to the eye as light. [...] But this also refers to the brightness in which the Lord wants to see his own. Their transparency as a whole, their openness, their lack of secrets, their ability to show themselves, even to the point of confessing their own sins. Their revealing themselves before him, so that he can see them everywhere. [...] Love needs light, evidence, transparency, and for this we must offer our contribution, putting ourselves and allowing ourselves to be found where the Lord expects to see us. In the light that ultimately gives us his eye. We are, in fact, members of his body; we belong to him. And his ever-healthy eye wants to communicate perfect light to us from all sides."
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Adrienne von Speyr, Le parabole del Signore (Gleichnisse des Herrn, 1966), translation into Italian by Giuseppe Reguzzoni, Jaca Book, Milano, 2008, p. 148. ISBN 978-88-16-30459-8.
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